Question

read shakespeares \sonnet 130.\
my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun;
coral is far more red, than her lips red;
if snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
i have seen roses damaskd, red and white,
but no such roses see i in her cheeks;
and in some perfumes is there more delight
than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
i love to hear her speak, yet well i know
that music hath a far more pleasing sound;
i grant i never saw a goddess go,—
my mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground;
and yet by heaven, i think my love as rare,
as any she belied with false compare.

which statement best explains the two possible interpretations of the sonnet?
○ the three quatrains satirize common poetic comparisons of one’s beloved to beautiful things, suggesting that the speaker’s feelings are not strong. however, the sudden reversal in tone in the final couplet surprises and moves through its sincerity and depth of feeling, suggesting strong emotions.
○ the speaker ridicules his mistress through his negative comparisons of her to idealized objects in the first 12 lines, which implies that he has lost interest in her. in the final couplet, though, he humorously reverses his tone and exaggerates her charms, from which readers can infer that he is being playful rather than hurtful.
○ some readers believe that the speaker uses satire to ridicule his mistress. others find that his tone remains affectionate even while he speaks of her

Explanation:

• Analizar la primera opción: Dice que las cuartetas satirizan comparaciones poéticas comunes, sugiriendo que los sentimientos del hablante no son fuertes, pero luego el dístico final sorprende con sinceridad y profundidad. Sin embargo, la idea de que las cuartetas sugieren que los sentimientos no son fuertes no es del todo precisa, ya que la sátira aquí no implica falta de sentimiento, sino un giro.
• Analizar la segunda opción: Afirma que el hablante se burla de su amada en las 12 líneas iniciales (implican que ha perdido interés) y luego en el dístico exagera sus encantos de forma juguetona. Pero el hablante no ha perdido interés, y la reversión no es humorística en el sentido de exagerar, sino más bien un reconocimiento de que su amor es raro a pesar de las comparaciones "falsas".
• Analizar la tercera opción: Algunos lectores creen que el hablante usa sátira para burlarse de su amada, otros que su tono es afectuoso a pesar de las comparaciones. Esta es la más precisa, ya que la sátira (burla de las comparaciones poéticas tradicionales) puede ser vista como burla de la amada por algunos, pero otros ven que, a pesar de las comparaciones negativas, el tono es afectuoso (como en el dístico final donde dice que su amor es raro).

Answer:

The correct option is: Some readers believe that the speaker uses satire to ridicule his mistress. Others find that his tone remains affectionate even while he speaks of her