Eng. Mr. Saitz Tricky Poem #1 My Mistress' Eyes My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, Coral is more red than her lips red, If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. 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. *damask'd -- patterned with red and white (damask is a patterned fabric) 1- Who wrote the poem? When? Why do you think so? 2. What are the things that he compares his "girlfriend" to? 3 Is this a love poem? Why do you think so? 4- How many lines are there in this poem. 5. Number the lines, starting at 1, Now divide the poem into sections. How many sections do you have? _____ Did you divide the poem by how it rhymes or by meaning? Explain why you picked the divisions that you did. This is an example of an Elizabethan or Shakespearean sonnet. Read the poem carefully and try to decide what are the things that make this poem a sonnet.