Sonnet 130, written by William Shakespeare is about how a mistress’ husband compares his wife to beautiful things and then contradicts that she is nothing like them. In the first line, the speaker, the mistress’s husband, foreshadows negativity by saying that his wife’s eyes are nothing like the sun. The first quatrain begins to introduce the main theme of the poem where the speaker later continues on to the next two quatrain. The speaker compares his wife to attractive things where he discovers that his wife is nothing like them. For example in line 7-8, the speaker discusses that some perfume give more delight than his wife’s breath. In other words, the speaker is trying to say that his wife’s breath is horrible. After focusing on the negative
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For example in the first line, the speaker compares the mistress’s eyes to the sun. This is a simile because the speaker was comparing two things using the word “like.” Another type of figurative language used by the speaker was a metaphor in lines 3 and 4. The speaker compares her breasts being dun to snow and her hair to black wires. Shakespeare also includes imagery in lines 5-6 where the speaker gives the reader an image of the type of rosy cheeks that the mistress’ does not have. Besides literary devices, Shakespeare includes various types of sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. In line 3, the speaker uses an assonance with the vowel sound “I” and an alliteration in line 12 with the repetition of the consonant sound “m”. Lastly, the speaker uses a consonance in line 8 by having a repetition of the “th” sound. As a result, the speaker incorporates the use of literary and sound devices to further explain and exaggerate the negativity of his …show more content…
For that reason, the speaker’s attitude is sarcastic in order for him to make fun of his wife but yet explain his underlying meaning. The poem contains 3 quatrains, which is used to discuss the theme of the poem, and a couplet, which is used to introduce a twist. In this poem, the quatrains focused on the mistress’ beauty in a satirical criticism, while ending with a couplet, where the speaker declares his true love for his wife. Meanwhile, the whole poem is written in an iambic parameter. In the end, the speaker reveals his true love which is rare as any woman who had been falsely
For example in the first line, the speaker compares the mistress’s eyes to the sun. This is a simile because the speaker was comparing two things using the word “like.” Another type of figurative language used by the speaker was a metaphor in lines 3 and 4. The speaker compares her breasts being dun to snow and her hair to black wires. Shakespeare also includes imagery in lines 5-6 where the speaker gives the reader an image of the type of rosy cheeks that the mistress’ does not have. Besides literary devices, Shakespeare includes various types of sound devices such as alliteration, assonance, and consonance. In line 3, the speaker uses an assonance with the vowel sound “I” and an alliteration in line 12 with the repetition of the consonant sound “m”. Lastly, the speaker uses a consonance in line 8 by having a repetition of the “th” sound. As a result, the speaker incorporates the use of literary and sound devices to further explain and exaggerate the negativity of his …show more content…
For that reason, the speaker’s attitude is sarcastic in order for him to make fun of his wife but yet explain his underlying meaning. The poem contains 3 quatrains, which is used to discuss the theme of the poem, and a couplet, which is used to introduce a twist. In this poem, the quatrains focused on the mistress’ beauty in a satirical criticism, while ending with a couplet, where the speaker declares his true love for his wife. Meanwhile, the whole poem is written in an iambic parameter. In the end, the speaker reveals his true love which is rare as any woman who had been falsely