The following appreciation essay will be dissecting and analyzing William Shakespeare's great use of both content and style, in his piece "Sonnet 130."
             Firstly, the language used in this piece of poetry adds to the feeling that you may get whilst reading over the 14 lines of this early-dated masterpiece. Emotions run wild as Shakespeare describes the undying affection that he sees within his "mistress." If this were to be written in plain English, the meaning would still be the same, but the "Shakespearian" language has always been thought of as more romantic (such as the French language.) We can be easily fooled, what we think is structured in a romantic language, is actually a harsh depiction of a woman who is far from perfect, as we may perceive her to be in this piece. Shakespeare describes his mistress' eyes as not being bright like the sun, that her lips were ashen, her breasts were dark, she had coarse hair, she was pale, she had a harsh voice and her breath reeks. Nevertheless, the language used can form some type of trickery, of course, Shakespeare states the beauty that he sees, and the beauty that he knows lies within her. He uses honesty as his key form of getting his point across the board.
             Shakespeare does not refer much (or at all) to some of the defining factors of styles of romantic poetry, factors such as Atmosphere or Setting. On the other hand, his character depictions of the mistress are strong, as he is trying to portray her with the undying affection that he felt, the love that he had for her.
             The point of view that Shakespeare uses is the first person, as we can read in line 5 & 6. "[...] I have seen roses damasked, red and while, but no such roses see I in her cheeks [...]" We are experiencing in the past tense, in the first person, Shakespeare's views and depictions of his mistress in fine detail.
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