The sonnet, "43" by Elizabeth Browning 'Because I could not stop for Death' "Song"

1. The sonnet, "43" by Elizabeth Browning, is another strong expression of her love for her husband, Robert Browning, and serves as a conclusion or summary to Browning's other sonnets. Browning begins the poem as she poses the question, "How do I love thee?" in parallel examples, which are usually seen in an English sonnet, lines 2-3, "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," t. The repetition of, "I love thee," in the sonnet makes this statement of love even more convincing.

In line 7, "I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;" is not only an example of her use of religion, but how she capitalizes those words, such as "Grace" and "Praise", throughout the sonnet to reflect upon her religious background. By the end of the sonnet Browning's tone has become extremely passionate, and, "the ways in which she loves him suddenly take on more conviction; the poet is writing from the point of view of some one fighting against all odds.

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I agree with this as lines 12-13 shows us this passion with, " I love thee with the breath, / Smiles, tears, of all my life!" At the end, "Browning has gone as far as she can go to commit herself to love Robert Browning, and we see our ultimate resolution as Browning gives up to God " and, if God choose/ I shall but love thee better after death." the decision of whether this love is true.

2. The speaker in "Song" at fist seems bitter that the people that loved the dead girl have left her. According to the speaker when " the grave's dark wall Did first...