Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!' (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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Which collection does 'Sonnet 29 – I Think of Thee!' belong to?
Which collection does 'Sonnet 29 – I Think of Thee!' belong to?
Sonnets from the Portuguese
To whom did Elizabeth Barrett Browning dedicate her love poems?
To whom did Elizabeth Barrett Browning dedicate her love poems?
Robert Browning, her husband
What type of sonnet structure does 'Sonnet 29' follow?
What type of sonnet structure does 'Sonnet 29' follow?
Petrarchan sonnet
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Sonnet 29'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Sonnet 29'?
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
Where does the volta occur in this Petrarchan sonnet?
Where does the volta occur in this Petrarchan sonnet?
At the start of the sestet
What does the enjambment throughout the poem mimic?
What does the enjambment throughout the poem mimic?
Unstoppable nature of her thoughts
What does the metaphor of 'wild vines' twining around a tree suggest?
What does the metaphor of 'wild vines' twining around a tree suggest?
Overwhelming & consuming nature of love
What do the leaves hiding the wood represent in the imagery?
What do the leaves hiding the wood represent in the imagery?
How thoughts obscure true feelings
What does calling her lover a 'palm-tree' symbolise?
What does calling her lover a 'palm-tree' symbolise?
Strength and stability
What do the imperative verbs 'renew' and 'rustle' convey?
What do the imperative verbs 'renew' and 'rustle' convey?
Urgency and longing
What does the juxtaposition of 'drop, burst, shattered' against serene imagery suggest?
What does the juxtaposition of 'drop, burst, shattered' against serene imagery suggest?
Dramatic release of pent-up emotions
What does the speaker say her thoughts alone cannot do?
What does the speaker say her thoughts alone cannot do?
Satisfy her longing
Why does the speaker say she does not think of her lover at the end?
Why does the speaker say she does not think of her lover at the end?
She is too near him