It has something to do with why he loves a woman and it is because of her brown skin, thin lips, she's not really pretty.
I studied it in grade 11 almost eight years ago. I would really like to know the name. I appreciate any help you can give. Thank you.
2007-01-03 14:13:06 · 3 answers · asked by Andrea F 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
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;
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.
I love that one.
2007-01-03 14:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by kungfufighting66 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My Mistress's Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun
A good sonnet that makes fun of Petrarchan imagery.
2007-01-03 14:18:51 · answer #2 · answered by jar 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it may not have a name it could be one of his sonnets. i'm not sure since he has written over 200
2007-01-03 15:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by natie90 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋