Sonnet 130 Worksheet. It is a love poem about an unknown woman whom Shakespeare describes as his mistress. To His Coy Mistress - CCEA.
Shakespeare breaks with convention and creates a parody of tired Petrarchan ideals. The sonnet is conventional or unconventional? unconventional- not the norm- speaker insults his lady practically. His lover has wires for hairs, her lips are not red as coral.
Despite her unattractiveness, the poet's mistress is unsurpassed by any woman.
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Better understand sonnets using this worksheet on one of Shakespeare's works. Read every line of Shakespeare's original text alongside a modern English translation. To His Coy Mistress - CCEA.