In line 4, Shakespeare says, “If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.” meaning that her hair is dark, hard, and wiry, which is different than the smooth, silky hair that is thought to be typical of a beautiful woman. He is showing that she is the opposite of beautiful and using the personification of wires growing to show it. The comparison of beauty to ugliness is prevalent throughout sonnet 130 and is important to the overall message and theme of the poem.
Even though personification is only used once it is important because it further shows how the mistress is so different from what beauty is perceived to be. Shakespeare is trying to show that because in the end even though she described in an undesirable way he still values their love
Even though personification is only used once it is important because it further shows how the mistress is so different from what beauty is perceived to be. Shakespeare is trying to show that because in the end even though she described in an undesirable way he still values their love