Sonnet 43 Flashcards by Novera Zaman | Brainscape

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H.D.I.L.T

A

HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Archaic language and aporia

Direct

Immediate ideas of love

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L.M.C.T.W

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LET ME COUNT THE WAYS

Hypothora

Determination on showing her love

Declaration of love

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D.A.B.A.H

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DEPTH AND BREADTH AND HEIGHT

Tricolon

Love is immeasurable

Cannot be quantified

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B.A.I.G

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BEING AND IDEAL GRACE

Religious connotations

Putting Robert on a pedestal

Loving his qualities

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B.S.A.C

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BY SUN AND CANDLELIGHT

Idea of day and night

Continuous and everlasting love

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W.M.C.F

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WITH MY CHILDHOOD’S FAITH

Narrator relationship transcends temporal limits

Antithetical periods

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I.L.W.T.B

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I LOVE THEE WITH THE BREATH

Declaration that indicates passion and commitment

Unconditional love

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L.T.B.A.D

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LOVE THEE BETTER AFTER DEATH

Love will persist into the afterlife

Everlasting and immortal love

Definitive and linking to marriage

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CONTEXT

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Set in the mid-19th century

Elizabeth Barrett browning was a poet of the Victorian era

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FORM AND STRUCTURE

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PETRARCHAN SONNET
IAMBIC PENTAMETER

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