This 3 sentence summary captures the key ideas from Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare: The poet describes his mistress in an unconventional way, noting that her eyes are not like the sun, her lips are less red than coral, and her breasts and hair are dull compared to snow and black wires. While he has seen beautiful red and white roses, he does not see such beauty in her cheeks.

1. Sonnet 130William Shakespeare

2. My mistress’ eyesare nothing like the sun;

3. Coral is far more redThan her lips’ red.

4. If snow be white,why then her breasts are dun;

5. Black wires grow on her headIf hairs be wires,

6. I have seen roses damasked, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks.