My Mistress' Eyes

Read the excerpt from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130."

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 rareAs any she belied with false compare.

Shakespeare uses satire in “Sonnet 130” to mock

• other women who are not as beautiful as his mistress.

• the idea of writing poems to praise your mistress.

• his mistress for thinking too highly of herself.

• the flowery language used by men to compliment women.

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The author includes the final two lines of the poem to show that -

• He still loves his mistress despite her appearance

• He thinks his mistress is ugly

• He will only love his mistress a little

• His mistress can be compared to many other women

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What is a theme of the poem?

• Beauty is not required for love

• Beauty is rare

• Love is beautiful

• Love is hard

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How does line 2 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?

• Her lips are dull

• Her lips are pink

• Her lips are big

• Her lips are small

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How do lines 1-12 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?

• His mistress is beautiful

• His mistress is not the traditional idea of beautiful

• His mistress is rude

• His mistress does not care about her appearance

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The line - My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun - is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Assonance

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What is Shakespeare criticizing in this apparent love poem?

• People are superficial, beauty is more important than intelligence/conversation

• People should be aware of inner beauty

  Do not judge the outward appearance but the mind

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“My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground” What does the speaker imply about his lover in this line?

• She is powerful, she commands respect

• She is heavy and is not light on her feet

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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In 'Sonnet 130', what is the speaker's attitude towards traditional love poetry?

• He admires it

• He mocks it

• He ignores it

• He follows it

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