Sonnet 43 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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sonnet 43
number 43/44 she wrote. one of the most famous sonnets ever
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how do i love thee
by asking this, she could be asking how she can express how much she loves him
2 of 12
count the ways
many ways she loves him, too many to mention
3 of 12
my soul
her love immeasurable and infinite
4 of 12
being and idea grace
could be referring to God, comparing her love for her husband to how she used to love her God
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level of every day's
him on a regular day to day basis
6 of 12
by sun and candlelight
she loves him for every part of him, the dark and the light, and her love does not falter. sun- her life force, she cant live without him. candlelight - he lights up her too dark thought
7 of 12
freely as men strive for rights
no one is influencing her in the way she fee;s, how her father is disappointed of their relationship and how she is willing to fight for them
8 of 12
old griefs
turned her bitterness and anger into something positive because she loves him so much - he transitioned her sad into happy
9 of 12
my childhood's faith
replaced her love of god with her love for him. she lost her faith in the lord and replaced it with someone who proved they deserved it
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breath
suggests she loves everything about him, she loves him with every emotion, with every breath she thinks of him
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i shall but love thee better after death
her love is eternal, that it is a level of commitment she is willing to promise
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Card 2

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how do i love thee

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by asking this, she could be asking how she can express how much she loves him

Card 3

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count the ways

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Card 4

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my soul

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Card 5

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being and idea grace

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