How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I need 3...please help in any way that you can.
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
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
2007-03-11 07:00:08 · 1 answers · asked by Halls of Colours 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
crap...the "i need 3, please help in any way that you can" is right in the middle of the poem for some reason. Please ignore that line.
2007-03-11 07:00:51 · update #1
Is the love of Victorian times that is described here the same type of love that we feel in modern days? Why or why not?
How does alliteration add to the mystique and message of this poem?
Why do you believe this poem was written in first person? Why is the focus put on the author's feelings? Who do you think she was imagining as she wrote, and why does she choose to end her poem with a death image?
2007-03-11 08:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by whitebuffalo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋