- In reading a poem, your approach and how you approach it technically both play important roles.
- A thorough understanding of William Shakespeare’s “My Mistress’s Eyes Are Nothing like the Sun” depends on the reader’s mindset and reading style. The technique is examining Shakespeare’s use of figurative language, while the attitude entails acknowledging the speaker’s unorthodox love. In contrast to conventional love poetry that idealizes physical beauty, the poem’s opening lines depict the mistress’s eyes as being “nothing like the sun,” for instance. You can appreciate the poem’s honesty and subversion of traditional beauty ideals if you have the correct mindset. On the other hand, technique entails understanding Shakespeare’s use of sarcasm and hyperbole. The following lines make this clear:
“And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.”
Shakespeare accentuates the mistress’s purported defects in this scene by using exaggerated language. You can better understand the poem’s humor, satire, and commentary on true love that goes beyond outward appearances by reading with both attitude and skill.
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Great analysis, I like you described what literary technique Shakespeare used in his poem to describe what Shakespeare is conveying. Shakespeare’s use of these technique allow us to understand what he is trying to convey.