sonnet-29 --> 'i think of thee'

Question 1

description of the poem

Answer 1

the narrator tells her lover how mich she thinks of him when they’re not together
Hoever, she reassures him that her thoughts do not compare to the reality of him. she wants him to be a strong pressence in her life and to be with him rather than just thinkin about him

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

the transition from he problem to the solution reflects the difference between the narrator thinking about her lover and being with him. this empasised by the reversal of the first and last lines- in the first line, the narrator says “ i think of thee!” but by the end of the poem, she imagines that when she’s with her lover, she’ll no ,longer think of him because she’ll be “too near” him

Question 3

language about nature

Answer 3

” about thee, as wild vines, about a tree,”
the narrator uses and extended metaphor throughout the poem– the narrator’s lover is a tree and her thought are “wild vines” which cover him.
this shows how her thoughts are constantly growing and unrestrained.
image of the tree shows how she wants her lover to have a strong, permanent part of her life.

Question 4

longing

Answer 4

the narrator longs to be with her lover instead of just thinking about him

Question 5

intensity

Answer 5

she thinks about her lover all the time when they’re apart. Her language is forceful– she uses imperative which almost order him to be with her

Question 6

celebration

Answer 6

she takes a pleasure in her feelings of love for him
she takes grater joy in the thought of him being a physical presence in her life