Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Alternative name for 'How Do I Love Thee?'
Alternative name for 'How Do I Love Thee?'
Sonnet 43
Structure of 'How Do I Love Thee?'
Structure of 'How Do I Love Thee?'
14-line sonnet form
Famous opening line of the poem
Famous opening line of the poem
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
3 dimensions showing love's limitlessness
3 dimensions showing love's limitlessness
Depth, breadth, and height
What 'I love thee freely' and 'purely' reveal
What 'I love thee freely' and 'purely' reveal
Selfless love without expectation of reward or recognition
How love connects to 'old griefs'
How love connects to 'old griefs'
Transforms past pain energy into positive love (healing)
Promise in final lines about after death
Promise in final lines about after death
Love will continue and grow stronger after death
Type of sonnet structure used
Type of sonnet structure used
Petrarchan sonnet structure
Phrase repeated throughout poem
Phrase repeated throughout poem
I love thee
Religious words elevating the love
Religious words elevating the love
Soul, saints, God
Collection containing this poem
Collection containing this poem
Sonnets from the Portuguese
Who inspired Barrett Browning's romantic poetry
Who inspired Barrett Browning's romantic poetry
Robert Browning (fellow poet)