Shakespeare's Sonnets

the figrue of speech and analysis of sonnet 130?

Shakespeare sonnet 130

"MY MISTRESS' EYES ARE NOTHING LIKE SUN "

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The most prominent figure of speech in this poem are the antithetical similes and metaphors. Rather than comparing two things in a positive way, Shakespeare offers a sort of parody by contrasting things in a negative way. Consider even the first line as an example.