Poetry: How Do I Love Thee
The title of the poem is How do I Love Thee. It is written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Born in 1806 at Coxhoe Hall, Durham, England, Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a celebrated English poet of the Romantic Movement. Elizabeth was the oldest of twelve children. Elizabeth Barrett Browning died in Florence on June 29, 1861. i think the tone and the mood of the poem is love, because from the very first line, it says “How do I love thee, let me count the ways”. This love that she feels is true and it’s for Robert Browning. And I think the love was really eternal because she really wants to commit herself on loving that person. And also it’s kind of sad because of the last lines, “I love thee with the breadth, smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.” The rhyme scheme of the poem is ABBA ABBA CD CD CD.
Elizabeth Browning convey the poem to the man she love all her heart, it’s Robert Browning. Elizabeth even wrote fourty-fiur sonnets just to express her love to Robert. Elizabeth was 7 years older than Robert so at that time it was a hard situation if they will decide to be in a deep relationship with each other. in this poem, Elizabeth writes about the love she feels for Robert. And it’s very detailed on how much she loved him.
I think the message that the persona/ Elizabeth wants to deliver was delivered successfully. Because it was clearly love that you can feel when you read it. I think Robert would have been touched upon reading that poem of his lover. Elizabeth was true to her feelings and it turns out to be a great masterpiece.
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