sonnet 43 Flashcards
1
Q
who wrote sonnet 43
A
Elizabeth barrett browning
2
Q
when was sonnet 43 written
A
1850
3
Q
what is sonnet 43 about
A
a woman trying to explain her spiritual and eternal love
4
Q
main themes - 5
A
passion
love
freedom
spirituality
hope
5
Q
tone
A
enthusiastic
laudatory
6
Q
context - stereotypes
A
subverts gender stereotypes of the time, as a woman is writing her husband a sonnet
7
Q
context - husband
A
husband appears as a savour to her
8
Q
what type of poem
A
Petrarchan sonnet
9
Q
‘How do I love thee?
A
Let me count the ways’
10
Q
‘I love thee purely,
A
as they turn from Praise’
11
Q
‘I shall but love thee
A
better after death.’
12
Q
‘I love thee with the
A
passion put to use’
