Figurative language is any kind of language where the words do not mean precisely (literally) what they say.
Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 is not an obvious sonnet to choose for examples of figurative language (for a number of reasons): but when Shakespeare says that he does not want to 'admit impediment' to Love, that is an example of figurative language. He does not literally mean that he worries that Love might stumble over something, he just says that he is not going to criticise true love in any way.
Similarly, later, when he calls love a 'star to every wandering bark' he does not literally mean that Love appears in the night sky; he means that love is how we navigate our lives - so this is also figurative language.
There is more figurative language in this sonnet, but now that you know what you are looking for - you will probably be able to find your own.
Shakespeare's sonnet 130 is a Shakespearean sonnet in terms of rhyme scheme. Its meter is iambic pentameter, and its tone is satirical.
Shakespearean sonnet #130: My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun
In sonnet 130, the speaker mentions that his mistress's cheeks are not as red as coral. He is highlighting the honesty in his love by comparing her to realistic, ordinary things rather than using exaggerated, flowery language.
Sonnet 130
Sonnet 130 was published by Thomas Thorpe in 1609 along with a series of 154 other sonnets.
The mistress in Sonnet 130 is portrayed in an unconventional way for the time, as the poet does not use traditional flattering language to describe her beauty. Instead, he opts for a more realistic and satirical approach, highlighting her natural flaws and imperfections. This makes the sonnet stand out from traditional love poems that typically idealize the object of affection.
Sonnet 18 is an expression of love. It describes the person he is speaking of as beautiful, sweet, and temperate. Sonnet 130 takes the opposite approach by describing how she is not as beautiful as nature.
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Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare follows an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme. Each quatrain has a unique rhyme scheme, and the couplet at the end rhymes with itself.
Almost all of Shakespeare's sonnets are in Iambic Pentameter (lines of ten syllables with stress on each even-number beat). Sonnet 130 most certainly is: my MIStress' EYES are NOTHing LIKE the SUN
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