Regards toward his Mistress in "Sonnet 130" "Sonnet 130" compares William Shakespeare’s mistress to typical‚ natural beauty; each time drawing attention to his mistress’ obvious imperfections. He addresses her as if she cannot compare to the ideal appearances women are expected to look like in that of the natural world. The comparisons Shakespeare addresses highlight aspects of nature‚ such as snow (3)or coral (2) yet; each comparison proves to be unflatteringly about his mistress. However‚ in the
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Within Shakespeare’s poem “My Mistress’ Eye Are Nothing Like The Sun”‚ Shakespeare essentially describes his mistress as an ugly abomination‚ with “wired” hair and dull lips‚ compared to the rest of society. Basically‚ Shakespeare make it seem as if the speaker’s mistress has no redeeming qualities that any other women could have. The speaker compares her physical attributes to the ‘beauty’ of nature‚ but rather than providing imagery for the audience that allows them to picture a beautiful woman
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way someone or something appears to someone could even start controversie or conflicts because the way one sees something could be different from how someone else sees it. In William’s Shakespeare’s sonnet‚ “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun‚” the speaker is comparing his mistress to false interpretations
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discussed in class was beauty. One poem we read was “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare. He is describing the love he has for his mistress. A play called “Beauty” written by Jane Martin shows society definition of beauty. Both poems are showing ugliness masked by beauty. Shakespeare wrote his poem about a mistress who is not beautiful but he finds beauty in her flaws. Shakespeare uses metaphors to describe his mistress. “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head
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• Shakira 24 Feb. 2012 “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare where he talks about the beauty of his mistress being less than what he is comparing her too. Mistress was the term used in Shakespeare’s time to refer to a wife or sweetheart. Shakespeare’s describes his mistress as an imperfect woman. His love for his mistress is from the heart rather than loving her with her
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My Thoughts on “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” Gabrielle Willis Dr. Ingo Stoehr English 1302.V99 27 February 2013 Outline I. Introduction II. Purpose a. Love Parody b. To show he loves her III. Form c. Sonnet d. Iambic Pentameter e. “Turn” f. Alternating pairs g. Couplet Conclusion IV. Content h. Description i. Comparison j. Satire k. Hyperbole of the Allusion V. Conclusion William
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“My Mistress Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is William Shakespeare’s 130th sonnet. It follows the traditional sonnet style that many of Shakespeare’s poem incorporate. The sonnet is 14 lines long and has an ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme as do many of Shakespeare’s famous works. Lines 1 and 3 rhyme sun and dun‚ lines 2 and 4 rhyme red and head‚ lines 5 and 7 rhyme white and delight‚ lines 6 and 8 rhyme cheeks and reeks‚ lines 9 and 11 rhyme know and go‚lines 10 and 12 rhyme sound and ground‚ and lines
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------------------------------------------------- How does Marvell present his love in Coy Mistress? This poem is a ‘carpe diem’ poem meaning seize the day. The poem is split into three stanzas. In the first stanza Marvell gives us the impression that he is calm‚ caring and in no hurry. But then in the second stanza he makes it clear that they have not got much time‚ and death is near. The final stanza shows that they are in a fight against time and they should pursue pleasure while they are
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‘To his coy mistress’ and ‘In Paris With You’‚ both of the poets are speaking about a relationship with their lover and they present love through the use of language in many different ways. Love is presented in ‘In Paris With You’ through repetition as ‘Paris’ and the mantra ‘In Paris with you’ is repeated more than 10 times; this shows that the speaker wishes to focus solely on the present and the time that he is sharing with his lover in that moment. Similarly‚ in ‘to his coy mistress’ the present
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‘To His Coy Mistress’ Is a love poem by Andrew Marvel. The poem is ‘carpe diem’ which translates to seize the day‚ this means the poem does not take its time its blunt and straight to the point. The poem contains a thesis‚ antithesis and synthesis‚ the main argument points of the poem. The poem is split into three stanza’s which are used to persuade the woman to give up her virginity before her beauty dies. It is a conventional poem for its time in the 17th century. In the first stanza Marvel
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