Poem Analysis

Because there is a cupplet (change in tone and rhyming scheme) in the poem, we can conclude that the poem is a Shakespearean poem. Throughout the poem, up until the last two lines, Shakespeare insults the woman portrayed by comparing bright, nice things to her dull, lesser self. "And in some perfumes is there more delight then in the breath they from my mistress reeks." The insults continue until the last two lines where it is then he does a complete 180 and portrays something that isn't insulting. He goes on in the last two lines to appreciate the lady and comment on his love for her and her imperfections that he listed previously in the poem.