sonnet 43

Question 1

What quote from the beginning expresses the speaker’s desire to measure the depth of her love?

Answer 1

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”

Question 2

Which quote from the beginning emphasizes the vastness of her love?

Answer 2

“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height / My soul can reach.”

Question 3

What quote from the middle conveys the speaker’s love as pure and virtuous?

Answer 3

“I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.”

Question 4

Which middle quote highlights the steadfast and enduring nature of her love?

Answer 4

“I love thee with a love I seemed to lose / With my lost saints.”

Question 5

What quote from the end reflects the speaker’s hope that her love will transcend death?

Answer 5

“And, if God choose, / I shall but love thee better after death.”

Question 6

Which final quote emphasizes the passion and intensity of her love?

Answer 6

“I love thee with the breath, / Smiles, tears, of all my life!”