Realistically Romantic - Poetry Blog 1. Week Four. (My Mistress' Eyes)

"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red."

First up, we have William Shakespeare's My Mistress' Eyes. William is known for his romantic writings (Romeo and Juliet, the most classic love story of all time), but this poem could appear to be quite... normal. He's saying throughout the whole poem that his lover's physical attributes aren't comparable to the beauty of nature. Many other poets describe their significant other as divine - but William takes a more realistic approach to his poem. He defies the quintessential romantic similes often used in poetry by saying, "Hey, my girl doesn't look like a sunset, but I would choose her over any other woman out there." By saying this, it gives the poem a very genuine tone - he isn't just making up crap or blatantly over-exaggerating a woman's  looks. He is truly acknowledging her beauty and what he loves about her; he knows how much he loves her. You've done it again, William - you've turned the everyday into something extraordinary.