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The lines “ my mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; / Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; / If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; / If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head” employ a humor device.

the lines “ i have seen roses damasked, red and white, / But no such roses see i in her cheeks; / And in some perfumes is there more delight / Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks” employ a humor device.

identify the device used and discuss its effect on the meaning and tone of the poem.

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Metaphors contrast his mistress’ body and features to pretty things like roses and snow and the sun. He is making fun of his mistress.
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