Many refer to Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" like the last English love poem (Shakespeare). This sonnet has a typical form and compares a person's beauty to a summer's day. However, Shakespeare's unique Sonnet 130 is arguably more significant and insightful. Sonnet 130 "My mistress's eyes are not like the sun" ignores the typical placement of the "vault" in a sonnet, describes an arguably more genuine love, and mocks the common love poetry of the 1600s. The Petrarchan sonnet influenced the English Shakespeare sonnet used. The Petrarchan sonnet has fourteen lines and is divided into an octet and a sextet. The English sonnet also has fourteen lines, but is divided into three quatrains and a couplet. The Petrarch has a turning point in line nine, meaning there is a change in tone or refocusing of the idea leading to the final theme. The turning point is known as “volta” Italian for “turning point”. Accordingly, Shakespeare's English Sonnet 18 has a “volta” in line nine, the first line of the third quatrain. The turn position on line nine is common but not obligatory for English sonnets. For example, Sonnet 130 has a twist in line 13. Sonnet 130 expands a metaphor for the three quatrains; it tells what the mistress cannot be compared to, without mentioning the theme that the couplet will present. Ignoring the standard location of the “vault” makes Sonnet 130 more distinctive because it becomes more dramatic and highlights the importance of the statement in the couplet. Sonnet 18 describes the person as young and attractive and implies that the person is perfection. Lust is associated with perceiving someone as blameless, but this image will be destroyed. Correspondent... half sheet... love for his lover without equating her with objects, nature and immortals. Shakespeare's most popular poem is his Sonnet 18; however, his Sonnet 130 is more unique in form, displays a more sincere expression of love, and exposes the damaging effects of the primary comparison made in Sonnet 18. Works Cited Hale, James. "Sonnet 130." Magill Library on Literature Plus JSCC. Masterplots II: Poetry, revised edition, January 2002. Web. February 26, 2014.Mays, Kelly J. “Poetry.” Norton Introduction to Literature. 11th ed. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2013. 810, 891. Print.Miller, Nelson. "Basic forms of the sonnet". Basic forms of the sonnet. Writers Exchange Board, nd Web. 28 February 2014. Shakespeare, William. Sonnet 18. Ed. Amanda Mabillard. Shakespeare online. November 12, 2008. Web. February 26. 2014. .