I need help with Shakespeare's sonnet 130?

Question:sonnet 130-

My mistress' 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 1
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white 2
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfume is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.3
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
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 rare
As any she belied with false compare.

i need help with these questions-
What is your initial reaction to this poem upon reading it? Is this a typical love sonnet? Why or why not?

List the comparison the speaker makes between his mistress and the other objects he mentions.

Why would the speaker use such unusual comparisons to speak of his beloved?

What lines in the poem give the reader a clue as to how the speaker regards his beloved?

What is the speaker saying about the qualities of true love?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: sonnet 130-

My mistress' 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 1
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white 2
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfume is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.3
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
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 rare
As any she belied with false compare.

i need help with these questions-
What is your initial reaction to this poem upon reading it? Is this a typical love sonnet? Why or why not?

List the comparison the speaker makes between his mistress and the other objects he mentions.

Why would the speaker use such unusual comparisons to speak of his beloved?

What lines in the poem give the reader a clue as to how the speaker regards his beloved?

What is the speaker saying about the qualities of true love?

Q.What is your initial reaction to this poem upon reading it? Is this a typical love sonnet? Why or why not?

A.One feels as though shakespeare talks of his wife in an unflattering light, due to passages like:
'And in some perfume is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks'
and considering most sonnets are very complimentary concerning the object of love or desire mentioned, this makes it reasonably untypical.

Q.Why would the speaker use such unusual comparisons to speak of his beloved?

A.It seems shakespeare is delving into a much more honest image and portrayal of the love he has for his mistress. His metaphors are blunt, and not typically flowery or poetic. He is trying to point out that truth, and he believes his love to be true, does not truly come in the shape of false flattery.

Q.What lines in the poem give the reader a clue as to how the speaker regards his beloved?

A.'And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare. '

Q.What is the speaker saying about the qualities of true love?

A. The speaker is saying that true love is not a comparison to the most beautiful material things in this world, and yes he does love to hear her speak, but is not going to belittle her speach by comparing it to something completely different from her. He is accepting of her as she is.

go to this page......i hope it could help you to some extent

http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/130c...

you really should do your OWN homework you know.
having said this, i never bothered, so i am really not on to judge.

ok, a few suggestions for you to either expand or ignore.

1. Not a typical love poem, as he is saying tht his beloved is in fact quite human and not especially beautiful.

2. He lists beautiful and pleasing things: music, perfume, the red of coral and brilliance of the sun. He then denies that she could match them for their pleasing qualities. He also mentions her hair being like "black wires".

3. He uses these comparisons to show that his love for her is not based on any supernatural qualities of beauty; coral red lips, perfumed breath or snow white breasts. But instead his love goes beyond the need for flattery ["false compare"]

4. "And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare. "

5. He is saying true love is not about seeing what's beautiful in your lover, it is about accepting what is human in them an loving all the more for it; not in spite of it.

i hope this helped.

This is one of my most favorite of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
I find it strange that you are not able to answer these questions on your own. All you have to do is read the words.
Is this a pretty picture he is painting? How do you feel about that. What are the objects that he is comparing to her looks?
Wire...Coral...etc. What lines most represent his love?
You can do this. It's not hard. Just read the sonnet and consider what it is he is saying.

EDIT: What a shame...you really should have taken the time to figure this out on your own.