Question

What is the rhyme pattern of William Shakespeare's 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 damask'd, 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.

Answer 1

Answer:

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Explanation:

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; A

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;B

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

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.B

I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, C

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;D

And in some perfumes is there more delight C

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.D

I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowE

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;F

I grant I never saw a goddess go; E

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:F

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rareG

As any she belied with false compare.G

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is abab cdcd efef gg.

Explanation:

Sonnet 130 was written by English poet William Shakespeare, and it talks about women's beauty from a different point of view, since it also talks about shortcomings.

The sonnet has 14 lines divided in 3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet. The pattern used by Shakespeare in the sonnet is the most traditional one: abab cdcd efef gg.