Sonnet 43 : Poem Anthology

“I love thee to the depth…”

“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.”

The second line of the poem establishing the tone of love and admiration.

Abstract dimensions suggest their love transcends what can be understood. It is immeasurable and monumental.

The speaker loves the person with all their being.

Creates an impression of inactivation and the obsessive love to the point of spiritual connection.

Links to religion.

“Being..”

“Being and ideal Grace.”

Further links to religion and Biblical references.

Shows theory are not just physically in love but are connected through religion.

She feels the love for him she feels for God.

Impression that God has spiritually bound them together.

“I love thee fr…”

“I love thee freely, as men strive for Right.”

Adverb of “freely” suggest that no one is influencing the way she feels about him.

She is willing to fight for their love.

Shows theory extent she is willing to go for their love.

Constant religion of “I love thee” shows continuity.

“I love thee with the pa…”

“I love thee with the passion put to use.”

She has taken all the bitterness and anger she used to feel and replaced it with her love for him.

“In my old griefs” implies she loves him so much.

Their love has engulfed her ands transcended her sadness to happiness.

“Passion” shows the extreme and constant nature of their love.

“Breath, smile… [..] I shall but..”

“Breath, smile, tears, of all my life [..] I shall but love thee better after death.”

He has loved her through everything and every emotion.

Their love is never-ending and transcends past emotions.

Even with every breath she thinks of her love for him.

Their love also transcends morality and they are eternally connection spiritually.

Even dying cannot break their connection and constant love.

How is structure used within the poem?

Caesura: Shows intensity and sincerity of their love, sudden pauses highlight passion of their love.

Enjambment: the depth and continuity of their never-ending love.

Breaking of rhyme scheme: shows extent of their love - it breaks through what is expected and normal and transcends to a placed of spiritual interconnectedness.

Repetition: reinforces how the speaker loves the addressee forever.