sonet 130 Flashcards
(17 cards)
coral
a hard red, pink or white substance on the sea bed
dun
greyish-brown, dark
wires
thin metal in the form or a thread, or a piece of this
demaskid
originally brought from damaskus of a special sort
Cheeks
the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes.
Delight
a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction
Breath
the air you take into your lungs and send out again
Reek
when sth has a strong bad smell, to stink
Hath
old english form of has
Pleasing
giving pleasure, satisfaction or enjoyment
Grant
admit sth is true even if you don’t agree with it
Goddess
a female god
Tread
to walk heavily
Rare
not seen very often
Belie
to show that sth cannot be true, correct
False
completely untrue
THE THEME
The theme is love. The speaker talks about the imperfections of his mistress and how he
loves her despite of them. Looks are no longer important, it is only the inner beauty that
matters.
