Sonnet 43 Flashcards
what is this poem about?
- define love she has for her husband
context?
influenced by religious imagery
- invalid - untill she ran away with cousins poet friend to Itaily
tone and mood?
positive
inspirational
what is the message of this poem?
true love will last forever
love is there even when we are not aware of it
iambic pentamimeter?
“how do i love thee, let me count the ways” - stresses the important words like love
tricolon of half rymes?
brings attention to the measurements - irony highlight love cannot be quantified - “depth”,”bredth” “height”
what does the quote “my soul” suggest?
speaker is most important in this poem
allitteration?
“purely”,”praise” - draws attention to the words
what is the structure of this poem?
14 lines in iambic pentameter
what is the rythm scheme of this poem?
ABBA ABBA CDCDC
why is the poem structured within 1 stanza?
two parts of the poem - divided by the rythm scheme - suggests the idea of love joining people together
why is the caesura used within this poem in one of the lines?
“in my old griefs…and with my childhoods faith:” seperates the two time periods of the speakers life
where is anaphora used within this poem?
” i love thee”
