Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the alternative name for 'How Do I Love Thee?'?
What is the alternative name for 'How Do I Love Thee?'?
Sonnet 43
How many lines does a sonnet contain?
How many lines does a sonnet contain?
14 lines
What does the opening question 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways' establish?
What does the opening question 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways' establish?
To catalogue different types of love
Which three dimensions describe the boundless nature of her love?
Which three dimensions describe the boundless nature of her love?
Depth, breadth, and height
How does the speaker describe the selfless quality of her love in lines 5-8?
How does the speaker describe the selfless quality of her love in lines 5-8?
Freely and purely
What does 'I love thee with the passion put to use / In my old griefs' demonstrate?
What does 'I love thee with the passion put to use / In my old griefs' demonstrate?
Love's transformative power
What does the speaker promise about her love after death?
What does the speaker promise about her love after death?
It will grow even stronger
The phrase 'My soul can reach' indicates love operates on what level?
The phrase 'My soul can reach' indicates love operates on what level?
A spiritual level
To what does the speaker compare her love when mentioning 'the faith of my childhood'?
To what does the speaker compare her love when mentioning 'the faith of my childhood'?
Unwavering trust and devotion
Which phrase is repeatedly used throughout the poem to create rhythmic emphasis?
Which phrase is repeatedly used throughout the poem to create rhythmic emphasis?
'I love thee'
Which words infuse the poem with religious and spiritual significance?
Which words infuse the poem with religious and spiritual significance?
Soul, saints, and God
From which collection does 'How Do I Love Thee?' come?
From which collection does 'How Do I Love Thee?' come?
Sonnets from the Portuguese