Sonnet 43 Flashcards
1
Q
Author?
A
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2
Q
-context?
A
- brother drowned when she was 32
- sonnet associated with traditional love poetry
3
Q
What is the structure?
A
Goes from physical to spiritual shows the levels of their love
4
Q
What do the dashes mean?
A
Breaks up rhyme makes it sound breathless with excitement
5
Q
Quote that shows that there are no measurements to her love
A
“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height”
6
Q
Which two things shows that she loves him constantly through time
A
“By sun and candlelight”
Repetition of “I love thee”
7
Q
What quote shows that she loves him with the same passion as religion, she almost idolizes him. He love is also like religion and gives meaning to her existence-
Unconditional.
A
“Ideal grace”
