Question

Which statement best summarizes William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130?

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;

Answer 1

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

A. Sonnet 130 compares and contrasts the speaker’s mistress with beautiful elements in nature and finds her more beautiful.

B. Sonnet 130 is a traditional love sonnet with the speaker giving numerous descriptions of his mistress’s beauty and positive qualities.

C. Sonnet 130 parodies a traditional love sonnet by bringing out the flaws in the physical beauty of the mistress.

D. Sonnet 130 lists a multitude of flaws in the beauty of the mistress in order to show her in an uncomplimentary light.

Answer 2

Breast 0.0??

Answer 3

lol ik wierdo

Answer 4

lol

Answer 5

Hmmm let me see

Answer 6

@KyanTheDoodle

Answer 7

lol

Answer 8

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Answer 9

its ok :) thnx for helping tho :)

Answer 10

lol this isnt helping :)

Answer 11

lol

Answer 12

lol why'd you delete it

Answer 13

0.0 you saw it xD ?? lol

Answer 14

duh lol

Answer 15

xD

Answer 16

well then bye beautiful :)

Answer 17

Ill brb

Answer 18

lol ok

Answer 19

Ideas?

Answer 20

no ideas :/

Answer 21

Hm. Well this poem is kinda hard to read because of the old talk, but I think he's speaking...positively?

Answer 22

so B?

Answer 23

I was thinking more A since the author's making comparisons throughout the poem.

Answer 24

thnx :)