Sonnet 43. Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Question 1

“How do I love thee?”

Answer 1

Intimate convo between lovers.

Question 2

‘Depth’ ‘Breadth’ ‘Height’

Answer 2

Concepts which suggests love is comprehensive.

Allows her to reach impossible extremes.

Question 3

“Most quiet need”

“Men strive for right”

Answer 3

Poem of comparisons

One is simple. One is complex. Shows intensity of feelings.

Question 4

“Lost saints”

Answer 4

Replaced faith in God with faith in her husband.

Question 5

“ I love thee better after death”

Answer 5

Love is eternal.

Question 6

CONTEXT

Answer 6

Brother died young T/F father is overprotective. Eloped against his will with Robert Barrett Browning

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

Repetition of “I love thee” to make it sound like a prayer.
Start and end of poem references to love being limitless.
Sonnet. Not conventional, like their relationship.

Question 8

Themes and comparison poems

Answer 8

Relationships and love.

Cozy apologia. She walks in beauty. Valentine.