Sonnets We will review iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme. You will receive a copy of this template to write a rough draft of your sonnet. SONNETS- We will Read and analyze this sonnet by Shakespeare. I will also share some information about what was considered beautiful during this time period. Let's just say, these women would not be gracing any magazine covers by today's beauty standards! facebook twitter tumblr embed poem add to anthology print My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130) William Shakespeare , 1564 - 1616 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 damasked, 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