assignment 12

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Poetry

I love thee is a poem that Elizabeth Barrett Browning authored. She was an optional poet that helped change the phase of poetry on the female gender way before feminism. How do I love thee is sonnet 43 adopted from “The Sonnets from the Portuguese (Spacey).” This book that contains various sonnets was published in 1850. According to Spacey’s article, Elizabeth chose this article to showcase an impression that she had translated from the Portuguese. According to Spacey’s article, Elizabeth did this to avoid any controversies resulting from her work. This love sonnet was her dedication to her husband, Robert Browning, who was also a poet.

Concerning the article being looked into by this paper related to Elizabeth’s poem, the first lie that has been adopted by the is unusual. Spacy makes this claim because he thinks it has been asked in a controversial manner (Spacey). This is a perception that is with many scholars that come across the poem. He further claims that the poet has taken upon the challenge of explaining why she loved her lover. The first three lines of the poem are;

“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 sigh (Browning, 1-3)

Spacey’s article has provided an in-depth analysis of the poem that scholars can use to gather more information related to the poem. It can help us understand the poem better.

Works Cited

Browning, E. Barrett, “How do I love thee?” The Sonnets From the Portuguese. 1850

Spacey, Andrew. “Analysis of Poem “How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.” Owlcation, 5 Feb. 2017, owlcation.com/humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-How-Do-I-Love-Thee-by-Elizabeth-Barrett-Browning.