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Sonnet 43 (Part 2)

In this lesson, we are going to take a closer look at the language, form and structure Barrett Browning uses to create meaning within the poem 'Sonnet 43'. We will be focusing specifically on the theme of love in our analysis.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What does 'eternal' mean?

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Q2.Who did Barrett Browning dedicate most of her poems to?

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Q3.What are sonnets typically about?

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Q4.Which of the following does the speaker compare her love for her partner to?

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Q5.How is the speaker's love presented in the rhetorical question: 'How do I love thee?'?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What does 'eternal' mean?

1/5

Q2.Who did Barrett Browning dedicate most of her poems to?

2/5

Q3.What are sonnets typically about?

3/5

Q4.Which of the following does the speaker compare her love for her partner to?

4/5

Q5.How is the speaker's love presented in the rhetorical question: 'How do I love thee?'?

5/5

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Lesson 8 - Analysing 'Sonnet 43'

A quiz consolidating your analysis of the poem and the key terminology from this lesson.

Q1.What is 'anaphora'?

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Q2.How is the speaker's love presented in the poem?

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Q3.Which of the following quotations shows that their love is spiritual?

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Q4.Which quotation demonstrates that her love is eternal?

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Q5.Which could the enjambment in this line mimic? 'I love thee to the depth and breadth and height/My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.'

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Lesson 8 - Analysing 'Sonnet 43'

A quiz consolidating your analysis of the poem and the key terminology from this lesson.

Q1.What is 'anaphora'?

1/5

Q2.How is the speaker's love presented in the poem?

2/5

Q3.Which of the following quotations shows that their love is spiritual?

3/5

Q4.Which quotation demonstrates that her love is eternal?

4/5

Q5.Which could the enjambment in this line mimic? 'I love thee to the depth and breadth and height/My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight.'

5/5

Lesson summary: Sonnet 43 (Part 2)

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