Sonnet 29 'I think of thee' - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sonnet 29 'I think of thee' - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

1. "I think of thee"

   • Addresses lover directly making it more personal

2. "as wild vines, about a tree" (metaphor)

   • Narrator is the 'wild vines' and her lover is the 'tree'

3. "straggling"

   • Her thoughts about her lover are inferior to the man himself

4. "Rather" (turning point/volta)

   • It is one line early which suggests her desperation for her lover

5. "burst, shattered, everywhere!" (rule of three)

   • His presence replaces her thoughts which emphasises her excitement

6. "I do not think of thee" (reversal)

   • Highlights the difference between thinking about him and being with him

7. "I an too near"

   • He's better than anything she's capable of imagining

8. "thee"

   • Shows her obsession for him