Analysis Of My Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun

Beauty and attraction is often used to describe one’s beloved. In the fifteen hundreds to the sixteen hundreds love was something everyone wrote about. In these pieces of writing each lover is described as the world’s greatest beauty. Despite the times interest in love the poet William shakespeare wrote â€Å" My Mistress’ Eyes are nothing like the sun†. This poem described women in a non traditional manner, forcing people to see women and love in a different perspective. He uses content to drag in the readers attention,structure to effectively organize his poem and finally style to strength his message. By effectively using content,style, and structure he is able to shine light on his main message, which is that love is not based off of†¦show more content†¦Traditionally, shakespearean sonnets are written in fourteen lines (Fugu 2009), which are divided into 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet at the end of the poem. The poem is written in an iamb ic pentameter(Fugu 2009) making it a pleasurable poem to read. The rhyming couplet at the end summarizes the main message which makes it easier to understand. A change in tone or in other words volta takes place between the third quatrain right before the rhyming couplet. â€Å"My mistress when she walks treads the ground/as any she belied with false compare.’(12-14) At this point in the poem the tone changes to the only positive comparison in the whole poem(Dominick 2006). The rhyming couplet at the end gives the true message of the poem which is that his beloved is not perfect but he loves her for who she is and not because of her appearance. The poem also follows a rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG. Which is classic for shakespeare. Shakespeare’s unique form of writing poetry really helps his readers understand and relate to his poetry. Finally, the poem was able to share it’s main message by using style effectively. Even though the main message of the poem is interesting on its own, the style used to write the poem is just as interesting. In this poem many literary devices are used to help build the theme of the poem. Throughout the poem various different types of smilies are used to compare and contrast the image of the ideal lover to the realistic image of the idealShow MoreRelatedMy Mistress Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun Analysis1017 Words   |  5 PagesAmanda Mabillard in her analysis of Shakespeare’s â€Å"My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun,† â€Å"The ordinary beauty and humanity of his lover are important to Shakespeare in this sonnet.† This tells of how the simplicity of his lover creates a new sense of admiration in their relationship and contradicts the canonical ideas of beauty and love at that time. 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