What is the relationship between the couplet at the end and the three quatrains of sonnet 130? the couplet reverses the ideas stated in the first three quatrains. the final couplet only reinforces the main idea in the first quatrain. the three quatrains express different ideas, which are summarized by the couplet. each quatrain develops the main idea, which is restated in the final couplet.

The couplet reverses the ideas stated in the first three quatrains.

The first three quatrains all insult his love. They say her breath stinks, music is more pleasing than her voice, her hair is like wires...etc. Even though he goes through all these characteristics of his love and says how they are all lacking in some way, at the end of the sonnet he declares his love for her. Throughout the poem the reader wonders if the speaker actually loves the woman he is describing, but in the last couplet his love for her is unquestioning.

  plan: i will begin with a quotation about the importance of unity in a community. then, i will state my claim that an activity will unite our school by creating a shared vision, purpose, and direction. in the body, i will use three main points that describe the different avenues the students can take: through a variety of clubs, through a special event, or through an awareness week. i will provide evidence about other towns that have unity activities and the kinds of events that they include. pictures will illustrate my three main points in action. for the ending, i will restate the main idea in a new way and pose a question to keep the audience thinking. 

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.