ENG1501 Assignment 1 Essay

1) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG2) The first trio quatrains or cable 1-12 of William Shakespeargons Poem My Mistress Eyes ar goose egg Like the Sun can easily be seen as an insulting and negative tone If s instantly be discolour, wherefore accordingly her breasts are dun Than in the breath of my schoolmarm reeks . But in truth the tone of the poesy is humoristic, realistic and philosophical ,and as the poem progresses the true tone also progresses because although her lips arent coral red, her breasts not white as snow her hair not shiny he unflustered fill outs her as she is and he doesnt make her into something that she is not. And yet, by heaven, I commemorate my love as rare As any she belied with false analyze The poem can also be seen as a ridicule to the conventional poets of the epoch and their unrealistic image of true beauty, and shows it to be certain and a clich 3) At first glance it might seem as if he is mocking her. But he is actually mocking and undermining the Petrarchan sonnets and metaphors of the timeThe poet does not render a false image of his schoolmistress, he compares her with the most(prenominal) beautiful preys in temperament in the first two quatrains My mistresss eyes are nothing identical the lie. precious coral is far-off more red than her lips red. If snow be white then her breasts are dun this states the poet will not compliment her on a whole step she does not have but he is still in love with her And yet, by heaven , I think my love as rare. As any she belied with false compare 4) My Mistress Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun is not a classical Petrarchan sonnet.The poet will or else comment on the physical attributes his lover lacks in line 1-12 My mistresss 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 And state that he still loves her the commission she is , than to portray his love for his mistress in an unrealistic , romanticized way th at is a clich And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare. As any she belied with false compare Shakespeares use of the unrealistic comparisons make by his fellow poets gives the sonnet a humoristic twist. 5) The poet uses simile in line 1 My mistresss eyes are nothing like the sun which he uses to compare his lovers eyes to the brightness of the sun A metaphor uses the word like. In line 2-4 the poet uses Petrarchen conceit metaphor. The poet compares his mistress to nature and the beauty it holds. The poet also uses a metaphor in line 6, where he compares her pale cheeks to roses.The poet uses personification in line 4 If hairs be wires, forbidding wires conjure on her head. He speaks of the wires like they are an object on their own and not part of his lover. 6) Yes, correct in nowadayss society women are expected to be almost unrealistically beautiful, and meet the standards set by society and the media. Women eachwhere are made to belief that all other women have perfect hair, nails and skin every day, when the reality is that no women will look flawless as the magazines and television system portray without the help of make-up, a hairstylist and in some cases motion picture shop or even plastic surgery.Women are pressured to live up to the expectation of big bright eyes, full red lips, flawless skin, subdued and shiny hair, My mistresss eyes are nothing like the sun Coral is far more red than her lips red If now be white, why then her breasts are dun If hairs be wires ,black wires grow on her head. 7) The couplet at the end of the poem line 13-14 And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. shifts the tone from humoristic to loving and compassionate. The couplet shows us that even with all her flaws he still loves her unconditionally, and will not change her into anything she isnt.Bibliogrophy1) Byrne.D , Kalua.F & Scheepers.R 2012. Foundations in English Literary Studies. ENG1501 study guide. Page 12, 13, 31, 33. University of South Africa. Mucklneuk, Pretoria. 2) Shakespeare , W. Sonnet cxxx3) Moffet , H & Mphahlele,E. 2002. Seasons come to pass. A poetry anthology for Southern African Students. second edition. Page 24 &25. Cape Town Oxford University Press