sonnet 43

Question 1

count

Answer 1

“HOW DO I LOVE THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS”
- universal pronoun
- mimicking Shakespeare
- methodical and intense
- rhetorical question

Question 2

depth

Answer 2

“I LOVE THEE TO THE DEPTH AND BREDTH AND HEIGHT”
- present tense
- semantic field
- measurands of love
- listing = exited
- enjambment = overflowing love and passion

Question 3

love

Answer 3

“I LOVE THEE….”
- repetition = chose to love him
- constant
- day to day
- effortlessly
- anaphora to the strength of love and emphasises purely and freely

Question 4

7 words

Answer 4

saints
God
faith
praise
ideal grace
freely
purely

Question 5

7 words - annotated

Answer 5

• spiritual and biblical = love is beyond life and almost celestial
• idealistic and worshiping

Question 6

tears

Answer 6

“SMILES AND TEARS OF ALL MY LIFE”

• juxtaposes the positive and the negative
• cesura to break up rhyme = breathless
• excitement

Question 7

death

Answer 7

“I SHALL BUT LOVE THEE AFTER DEATH”

Question 8

i shall but love thee after death annotated

Answer 8

love is eternal and endless, shall determiner she is sure and promises

Question 9

writteen

Answer 9

1850

Question 10

who

Answer 10

Elizabeth Barret browning