How Do I Love Thee

The poem is written in first person

• True

• False

'By sun and candlelight' emphasises that

• She loves him when they are outdoors and indoors

• She loves him continually and perpetually

• She uses comparisons to emphasise her feelings

Who wrote Sonnet 43?

• Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• Elizabeth Bishop
• Queen Elizabeth
• Elizabeth Gaskell

Why did Elizabeth Barrett Browning write sonnets for Robert Browning?

• To express her love.

• Because her father didn't approve of their relationship, so she had to write him secret messages of love instead of speaking to him freely.

• Because she felt that she wasn't clever enough to write longer poems, so she chose a short form instead.

• Because she wanted everyone to know about her love for him.

The poem is written in iambic pentameter

• True

• False

What is the connection between iambic pentameter and the theme of the poem

• There is no connection

• The iambic pentameter is said to mimic the heartbeat, therefore associated with love

• The iambic pentameter is connected with grief

• All poets use iambic pentameter

Which of the following best helps to explain the quote: "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach." Pick one.

• There's no room for anyone else in her soul

• She loves him effortlessly

• Her love is natural

• She loves him with the emotions of an entire lifetime.

Which of the following best helps to explain the quote: "I love thee with the passion put to use in old griefs, and with childhood's faith." Pick one.

• She asks for nothing in return

• She loves him effortlessly

• Her love is natural

• She loves him with the emotions of an entire lifetime.

Which of the following best helps to explain the quote: "I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints ." Pick two.

• She asks for nothing in return

• An inversion of "Till death do us part."

• Her lover has replaced her faith - she now idolises him.

• She loves him with the passion that religion gave her as a child.

Which of the following best helps to explain the quote: "if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death." Pick two.

• Her love is unconditional

• An inversion of "Till death do us part."

• Their love is eternal.

• She seeks validation for its purity.