Question

If you were the mistress described in this poem, would you be pleased with how the speaker represents you and his love for you? Use evidence from the poem to support your conclusion.
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God, no I'd hate to be the mistress described in the poem. Shakepeare describes her in a very rude way. He basically stated that anything he could find on the Earth is better than her. The sun, coral, snow, roses, perfume, and music. He compares her hair to wire, implying that it's stiff and thin. He basically calls her ugly. For example, he states "And in some perfumes is there more delight, Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks." He's saying her breath doesn't simply smell, but it reeks. So no, I hope no one ever describes me in such a way.

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