Questions: Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." 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. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. 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: And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare. What is the central idea of the first quatrain? My mistress is unattractive. My mistress is beautiful. My mistress has a natural beauty. My mistress is not as beautiful as nature.

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." 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. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. 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: And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare. What is the central idea of the first quatrain? My mistress is unattractive. My mistress is beautiful. My mistress has a natural beauty. My mistress is not as beautiful as nature.
Transcript text: Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." 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. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. 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: And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare. What is the central idea of the first quatrain? My mistress is unattractive. My mistress is beautiful. My mistress has a natural beauty. My mistress is not as beautiful as nature.
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The answer is "My mistress is not as beautiful as nature."

Explanation
Option 1: My mistress is unattractive.

This option is not entirely accurate. While the speaker does point out that his mistress does not conform to conventional standards of beauty, he does not suggest that she is unattractive overall.

Option 2: My mistress is beautiful.

This option is incorrect. The speaker explicitly states that his mistress does not possess the typical attributes of beauty as compared to natural elements.

Option 3: My mistress has a natural beauty.

This option is not supported by the text. The speaker does not claim that his mistress has a natural beauty; rather, he contrasts her features with those found in nature.

Option 4: My mistress is not as beautiful as nature.

This option is correct. The first quatrain of the sonnet highlights how the mistress's features do not measure up to the beauty of natural elements like the sun, coral, snow, and roses.

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