FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
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The object of affection for the speaker is not elevated goddess or angel who floats or glides above the ground; she is a more grounded and physical person who walks with him on earth and has her feet on the ground.
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This woman is not a graceful person. She is unlike most women, he does not appreciate her walking this way
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The object of affection for the speaker is not elevated goddess or angel who floats or glides above the ground; she is a more grounded and physical person who walks with him on earth and has her feet on the ground. The speaker’s love is sincere.
Detailed explanation-2: -His mistress isn’t a goddess, she doesn’t fly or soar or float along. She just walks (treads) like a normal person, on the ground. A pretentious poet might say: “My love walks like a goddess, ” but we would know that it isn’t true.
Detailed explanation-3: -Here we are introduced for the first time to the main character in this poem, the speaker’s “mistress.” Today, when we use the word “mistress, ” it’s usually to refer to a woman who is dating a married man. In Shakespeare, though, it was more general, like “my love” or “my darling."
Detailed explanation-4: -In telling his mistress that he loves her, our speaker also has to give us an idea about what his love is like. This poem is partly about where love comes from, what motivates our feelings of affection for someone else. Specifically, it’s about finding love in spite of (or maybe even because of) physical flaws.
Detailed explanation-5: -The speaker states, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (Line 1), so the sun symbolizes a bright color. The mistress’s eyes don’t shine brightly. Red tends to symbolize passion and love, so “[c]oral is far more red” (Line 2) than the mistress’s lips.