Poetry Anthology- Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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  • Created on: 13-12-18 20:25
The love is presented here as eternal as it will outlive their time on Earth. Speaker hopes God supports their love.
"I shall love thee better after death"
1 of 5
Shows the scale of her love
"I love thee to the depth and bredth and height"
2 of 5
Different side to her love - calm constant part of everyday life
"The level of everyday's most quiet need, by sun and candlelight"
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Negative emotions show she loved him w/ everything she had/ Loves him with passion that religion gave her as a child
" in my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith"
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The speakers love is so deep it's like the desire to understand existence and get closer to God.
"For the ends of Being and ideal Grace"
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

"I love thee to the depth and bredth and height"

Back

Shows the scale of her love

Card 3

Front

"The level of everyday's most quiet need, by sun and candlelight"

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

" in my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith"

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

"For the ends of Being and ideal Grace"

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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