Shakespeares sonnets

Shakespeare’s Sonnets, a collection of over one hundred poems, are widely considered to be some of the most insightful and powerful poems of all time. His one hundred and thirtieth sonnet – ‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun’ is no exception. Shakespeare, who was one of the first developers of the English Sonnet, used the highly rigid form and structure of the poem to create meaning and emphasize the arguments he wanted to …showed first 75 words of 1288 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1288 total…colon just prior to the heroic couplet shows it’s complete relation to the rest of the poem, and it’s indentation highlights it’s importance. The use of semicolons at the end of the lines instead of full stops adds to the flow. Another interesting point is that in this Sonnet (unlike many others) Shakespeare does not speak to his mistress directly – almost as if he were musing to himself or talking to friends.