Sonnet 43

Question 1

Who wrote Sonnet 43

Answer 1

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Question 2

How does she start the Poem

Answer 2

‘How do I love thee?’

Question 3

‘How do I love thee?’

Answer 3

A question to show her intent of the power from the beginning. It is direct and personal but the lack of name/gender makes it universal and relatable for all.

Question 4

How does EBB show the scale of her love

Answer 4

‘depth and breadth and height’

Question 5

‘depth and breadth and height’

Answer 5

Shows scale of her love
repetition of and shows her excitement and passion

Question 6

How does EBB use religion

Answer 6

‘of Being and ideal Grace’
‘turn from Praise’
‘childhood’s faith’
‘if God Choose’

Question 7

‘of Being and ideal Grace’

Answer 7

To show the deep love and to understand it she gets super close to God. This resonated strongly with those in the 19th century

Question 8

How is her love daily

Answer 8

’ the level of every day’s ‘

Question 9

’ the level of every day’s ‘

Answer 9

A different side to her love - a calm and constant of everyday life

Question 10

How is her love

Answer 10

‘I love thee freely’

Question 11

‘I love thee freely’

Answer 11

repetition of ‘I love thee’ 3x
she loves him effortlessly

Question 12

Description of love at the end

Answer 12

‘I love thee with the breath, / smiles, tears, of all my life’

Question 13

How is is presented as eternal love

Answer 13

‘I shall love thee better after death’