Throughout much of the poem, the speaker repeats soft “s” sounds, “I love to hear her speak, yet well I know / That music hath a far more pleasing sound; / I grant I never saw a goddess go; / My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground” (9-12). The repetition of the soft “s” sound creates a very uniform, polished sound. The smooth sounds that the speaker employs are reminiscent of the polished, perfect woman who so often are described in poetry - particularly sonnets. The speaker’s words, however, do…
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