My Mistress' Eyes by William Shakespeare
To enhance the irony of this realistic love poem, William includes a hefty collection of negative diction. With words describing his mistress as, "dun", "wires", "reeks", he does not paint a very admiring picture of her. He also does many anti-similes. He explains the many things that she is not as good as, such as, the sun, coral, snow, roses, and music. Such a love poem sounds incredibly too honest. However, it displays the realism that love must endure. The speaker does not have an over-whimsical view of his woman. He realizes that she does not have qualities that compare to the many beautiful aspects of nature. Yet he acknowledges how most every girl whom is compared to such things does not as well. In a way he is doing a realistic kindness to his mistress, through honesty and a strong hold on reality. Oddly enough, although he in a way disgraces his woman through negatively portraying her in a normally heralding format, one can still tell that he loves her. Through the end when he states, "I think my love as rare...", he admits that, to himself, she is still perfect.
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