Poem Analysis:

1.
If you
analyzed
this:

Then, you
will now
analyze
this:

1. St
itches
by
Shawn
Mende
s

1. H
ow Do I
Love
Thee?
(Sonne
t 43)
by
Elizabe
th
Barrett
Browni
ng

2. S
kyscra
per by
Demi
Lovato

2. St
ill I
Rise
by
Maya
Angelo
u

3. W
ings
by
Mackle
more

3. Bl
ack
Friday
by
Kevin

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2. Paste the lyrics of your new poem below:
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 sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every days
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhoods faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Questions
3. Describe the structure of the poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the rhyme
scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
6. What is the name of the poet?
7. What is the poems rhyme scheme?
8. Does the poet use alliteration? If so,
give an example.
9. Does the poet use consonance? If
so, give an example.
10. Does the poet use assonance? If
so, give an example.
11. Does the poem use diction with
positive or negative connotations?
Give some examples.
12. What kind of tone does the author

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. The poem has 14, Poem has 1 stanza.
4. The poem is intended for a significant
other.
5. The speaker is a woman who wants to
love.
6. The poet's name is Elizabeth Barrett
Browning.
7. The poem's rhyme scheme has
couplets and alternate rhyme.
8. The poet does not use alliteration.
9. I love thee with the breath. In this line
the poet repeats the H which means this
poem does use consonance.
10. I love thee to the depth and breath
and height. In this line the poet repeats
the E sound which means this poem
does use assonance.

use? Give an example of a line

that illustrates this tone.
13. What kind of mood do you feel as
a reader? Give an example of a
line that illustrates this mood.
14. What is a theme that you noticed
in the poem? Use evidence to
support your theme.

11. The poem uses positive connotation.

I shall but love thee better after death.
The speaker is saying that they will love
someone after death, which could
represent hope in a strange and twisted
way.
12.The author uses a sort of romantic
tone throughout the entire poem, not just
on one specific line.
13. As a reader I feel a sort of remorse for
the speaker because they are looking for
someone to love, but they have not yet
found that person. How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
14. A theme I noticed in the poem is love.
The author is writing to her significant
other telling them how she loves them. I
love thee to the depth and breadth and
height...