In Breakeven, the rhyming scheme is repeated. Breakeven's rhyming pattern is more appealing to me since it is more catchy. I feel the poet's point is that it is strange. I prefer Sonnet 30 over Breakeven since I enjoy music and the poetry is rather ancient. However, I think most people would pick up on the fact that Breakeven is based on Sonnet 30 even if they don't know who composed it. Here is how both poems begin: "Let me not to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediments." In Sonnet 30, the poet asks a lady not to marry him until he can express his love for her. He says this is so she will not be deceived by another man's words or actions. He also wants them to understand what kind of mind they should have in order for them to be married for life. Finally, he hopes she will see past his social status and help him overcome any obstacles between them. In Breakeven, the poet tells us that it is odd for someone to want to marry him or her when he or she has no idea how to love. He or she should let them learn through their mistakes instead of rushing into something that might end badly for both parties. Sonnet 30 sounds like it was written for someone who was already married while Breakeven was written for someone who was not yet married.