In sonnet 130, Shakespeare describes his wife as the opposite of desirable things. He uses simile in a different way than usual. He uses simile to compare two things saying they are unalike.
In this sonnet Shakespeare only uses personification once to describe the wires growing on her head instead of hair and it does a good job of creating an image for the reader that goes along with the theme of the poem.
In this sonnet, Shakespeare uses consonance to emphasize parts of his poem where he is comparing his mistress. By using consonance instead of alliteration it makes it sound more mature and less like a nursery rhyme, suggesting there may be a deeper meaning to be found behind the comparisons he is making.
Imagery is another way to describe something to make it more realistic for the reader and by using imagery in this sonnet, Shakespeare shows the reader how undesirable his mistress is considered to be.
In sonnet 130, the single use of metaphor show that Shakespeare is showing us a little of everything in this sonnet. There have been many different kinds of description used and this time he uses metaphor. By specifically using metaphor, Shakespeare can either trigger emotions or create familiarity between something that is unknown and something that isn’t.
In sonnet 130 Shakespeare uses hyperbole once to show an exaggeration in the way that his mistress walks. By doing this, he is able to continue the trend of making comparisons of the desirable ro his undesirable mistress.