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English Literature, Poetry, 'Sonnet 43'
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- 1What is the repetition of 'I love thee...' called?Anaphora
- 2What is the main message after the 1st line of Sonnet 43?It is an attempt to show how much this person loves the person they are talking to.
- 3What does the use of caesura create in Sonnet 43?Shows that the writer has so many ideas and reasons why they love that person. It also creates a dramatic effect.
- 4What can we say about the line, 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways! - ' ?Rhetorical question creates a sense of reflection and that it is an impossible question to answer. 'Let me' suggests an indulgence to answer. '!' shows excitement and exaggerates the line.
- 5What does the use of polysyndeton in line 2 suggest?The person could continue listing the ways, and shows the exaggeration of the writers feelings.
- 6What do the use of adverbs such as 'freely' and 'purely' imply?Shows an innocence of the writer.
- 7Who was the poet who wrote Sonnet 43?Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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