My Mistress' Eyes

This poem is brilliant. Shakespeare creates a spin to any love poem out there. He starts out by saying that his "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun," meaning that her eyes don't shine as bright as the sun. Most love poems create comparisons that magnifies the beauty of their lovers, but Shakespeare does the exact opposite. Then, he says that her breasts are dull and boring, which is not flattering at all. Also, there is the line that describes the color of roses and how alive they are, but that none of the colors are in his mistress' cheeks. All these lines that he compares his mistress to are very unflattering and negative. This is not your regular love poem that would win over a girls heart. It's one that would cause her to burn all his stuff and move away. That's why it is so fascinating to read something unique and truthful. In the end, Shakespeare does finishing by expressing his love for his mistress', a love to be as rare as any. This feels like a poem that is mocking love poems, but still compares to them.