Sonnet 43 Flashcards
1
Q
Ends of …. And ideal …
A
Being
Grace
2
Q
How do i …… ? Let me …….
A
Love thee
Count the ways
3
Q
Sun and …
A
Candlelight
4
Q
What is the form of Sonnet 43?
A
Petrarchan sonnet, iambic pentameter , elevates her husband
5
Q
What is the structure of sonnet 43?
A
First octave introduces her love
The sestet develops her love for him from childhood to death
6
Q
What language is used in sonnet 43?
A
Rhetorical question
Stream of consciousness
Religious and nature imagery
Anaphora (i love)
7
Q
What is the context behind sonnet 43?
A
Written about her husband, Robert Browning
She was ill for a lot of her life
Died when she was 50
Poems were never written to be published - her husband convinced her
Part of the Romantic movement
43/44 sonnet
8
Q
When was sonnet 43 written?
A
1850
