1. State the speaker's attitude towards his mistress in the sonnet.
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2. Identify one way in which the speaker's description of his mistress differs from traditional love poetry.
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3. Summarize the main message of Sonnet 130.
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4. Account for the impact of the final couplet of the sonnet.
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5. Compare and contrast the tone of the first stanza with the tone of the last stanza.
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6. Discuss how the structure of the poem contributes to its overall meaning.