sonnet 43 Flashcards
who is the author of sonnet 43?
Elizabeth Barret Browning
what kind of sonnet is sonnet 43 written in?
Petrachan
What does Elizabeth Barret Browning publish her works as and why?
‘Sonnets from the Portuguese’, because women werent allowed to publish poems in the Victorian period.
who’s perspective is ‘Sonnet 43’ from?
Poet-speaker
why does Elizabeth Barret Browning elope with her husband?
because her father rejected him
who is Elizabeth barret Browning’s husband and what is his profession?
Robert Browning, poet
what is the first line of ‘sonnet 43’
‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.’
fill in the gaps: ‘I love thee to the __ and __ and ___/ my ___ can reach’
depth, breadth, height, soul
what can be interpreted from the line ‘For the ends of Being and ideal Grace’
she loves him from the beggining of time to the the end of existence
her love for God = her love for her husband
what is the rhyme scheme of sonnet 43’
octave: abba abba
sestet: cdcdcd
what is the focus of the octave in ‘sonnet 43’
her love for him is divine
what is the focus of the sestet in ‘sonnet 43’
her love for him will last for her lifetime
