My Mistress

William Shakespeare was one of the first developers of the English Sonnet. His style is powerful and that is why he is considered to be one of the best poets of all time. The sonnet “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” is no exception. Shakespeare’s use of structure, diction, rhyme, contributes towards developing the meaning, form, and content of the poem. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” is a poem …

…poem is written in the first-person point of view. This makes the poem seem more sincere and emotional. It makes it seem as if the speaker is hypnotized by love. ‘My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun’ is an example of the use of poetic structure, language and format to develop meaning within a poem. Shakespeare managed to develop both of these sides of poetry and build meaningful arguments around the topic of love.