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I love thee to the level of every day’s. Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use. In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose.
- Sonnet VI
Sonnet VI - Go from me. Yet I feel that I shall stand. Go...
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to...
- Sonnet VI
Learn about the themes, structure, and literary devices of 'Sonnet 43', one of the most famous love poems in English. The speaker proclaims her unending passion for her husband in various ways, from the depths of her soul to the quiet needs of daily life.
A guide to Elizabeth Barrett Browning's famous sonnet 43, a love poem with multiple interpretations and meanings. Learn about the themes, symbols, poetic devices, form, meter, rhyme scheme, and context of the poem.
A love poem from the famous sequence Sonnets from the Portuguese, where the speaker lists the ways of their love in metaphysical and religious terms. Learn about the poem's context, structure, themes, and quotes with SparkNotes.
A famous love poem that expresses the speaker's infinite love for her beloved in various ways and contexts. Read the full text, listen to the audio, and explore the notes and background of this sonnet from the Portuguese collection.
Sonnet 43 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet. English sonnets contain three quatrains, followed by a final rhyming couplet. It follows the form's typical rhyme scheme, ABAB CDCD EFEF GG, and is written in iambic pentameter, a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions per line.
“How do I love thee…” (Sonnet 43) is featured in the collection Sonnets from the Portuguese, a sequence of 44 sonnets (published 1850) by Elizabeth Barret Browning, who was a prominent Victorian...
