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Shakespeare's seems to have two "higher purposes" in mind when writing this poem. First, he wants to dismiss the idea that love is about perfection. It can be very damaging--to the person in love and the person who is the object of said love--to try to live up to a perfect ideal. We are human and flawed because of it. Shakespeare knows this and wants the reader to "take a breath" and clear his head of all the nonsense typically associated with being in love. Shakespeare wants to say that love does not need perfection to be true. Second, Shakespeare wants to make the reader laugh. His seemingly mocking description of his lover is meant to be funny. He uses outrageous comparisons to paint a ridiculous portrait of a woman. It is almost like he was taking her from the pages of a comic book, if comic books had existed back then. This exaggerated description helped me understand that Shakespeare is poking fun of love in general.

TIP: When writing about the poet's higher purpose, you should try to get at the "big idea" inside (or behind) the poem. In other words, you could explore:

 * What you feel motivated the poet to create the work in the first place.
 * One of the lessons the poet wants the reader to learn through the poem.
 * How could the poem, or the poet's ideas, make the world a better place? How can the poem, in some small way, change the way people think?
 * Remember, this response should be 6-8 sentences and it counts as one of the two hyperlinks of your own creation.
 * Remember, you can always write more of your own analysis. 5 hyperlinks is a minimum. 2 of these must be of "your own creation," but more can be created by you.