"My mistress' eyes" by William Shakespeare - Simile

"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun." When I read this poem, I was surprised by Shakespeare's description of his lover. He uses similes and metaphors to compare her looks to well-known items. He compares her eyes to the sun - saying that the sun is more brilliant. He compares her to perfumes, "and in some perfumes is there more delight." The inital effect of these comparisons is a taking down of this woman's beauty. But Shakespeare ends by saying that he loves how unique she is. He still see here "as rare." He believes that the above comparisons don't do her justice. The comparisons above don't give her enough credit for how amazing she is.