Sonnet 43 - Poem Anthology Flashcards
1
Q
who is the writer?
A
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2
Q
when was it written?
A
1850
3
Q
themes?
A
- love and relationships
- faith and worship
4
Q
context?
A
- written for her husband Robert Browning
- Elizabeth Barret Browning was ill most of her life
- she died at 50
- Browning was very religious - a devoted Christian
- some critics view Browning as a romantic poet
- love poem
5
Q
form + structure?
A
- Petrarchan sonnet
- regular structure
- repetition of ‘I love thee’
- irregular rhyme scheme
6
Q
How do I _____ _____? Let me count the ways.
A
love thee
7
Q
I love thee to the _____ and _____ and height.
A
depth/breadth
8
Q
For the ends of _____ and ideal _____.
A
Being/Grace
9
Q
Most quiet need, by _____ and _____.
A
sun/candlelight
10
Q
I love thee _____ as men strive for Right;
A
freely
11
Q
I love thee ____, as they turn from Praise.
A
purely
12
Q
In my _____ _____, and with my childhood’s faith
A
old griefs
13
Q
I love thee with a love I seemed _____ _____
A
to lose
14
Q
With my _____ _____- I love thee with the breath
A
lost saints
15
Q
I shall but love thee _____ after death
A
better
