My Mistress' Eyes

"My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;"

means_____

• my lady has dark eyes and her lips are NOT red.

• My lady's lips are red like coral and has bright eyes like the sun.

"I have seen roses damasked, 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." means ______

• My lady does not have rosy cheeks and her breath stinks

• My lady is so beautiful, her cheeks are rosey and breath smells like perfume.

And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,
As any she belied with false compare.
This means...

• He believes his love is more true than any than any false, insincere comparison of love he has seen

• He thinks his love is not as good as the demonstrations of love he has seen in poems.

Sonnet CXXX - My Mistress'eyes - What is the poet actually saying in this sonnet?

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My misterss'eyes sonnet CXXX - What is the organisation and metre of the sonnet?

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Are the comparisons in the sonnet made in a generally negative or positive way? Why?

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How does Shakespeare describe his mistress's eyes?

• Like the sun

• Like a star

• Like the moon

• Nothing like the sun

What is the main theme of Sonnet 130?

• Love is only for the beautiful

• Real love does not need false tributes

• Beauty is defined by societal standards

• Women should strive for perfection

What literary device is primarily used in the line 'My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun'?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

What does the speaker compare his mistress's lips to?

• Snow

• Coral

• Roses

• Gold