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 words and phrases in the sonnet indicate that the tone is satirical? select two options. \my mistress\ \black wires grow on her head\ \i have seen roses damaskd\ \the breath that from my mistress reeks\ \as any she belied with false compare\

Explanation:

To determine satirical tone, we analyze each option:

• "My mistress" is a neutral term, not satirical.
• "black wires grow on her head" mocks the typical romanticized description of hair (like silk or gold) by comparing it to black wires, using exaggeration and irony.
• "I have seen roses damask'd" is a statement of observation, not satirical.
• "the breath that from my mistress reeks" mocks the usual romantic portrayal of a lover's breath (sweet) by describing it as reeking, using irony.
• "As any she belied with false compare" is a conclusion about false comparisons, not a satirical phrase itself.

So the two satirical phrases are "black wires grow on her head" and "the breath that from my mistress reeks".

Answer:

B. "black wires grow on her head", D. "the breath that from my mistress reeks"