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The octave typically has a rhyme I LOVE the TO the DEPTH and
scheme of a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a while the BREADTH and HEIGHT
sestet has a rhyme scheme of c-d-c-d-
c-d. Brownings sonnet follows the My SOUL can REACH, when FEEL-ing
same pattern. Examples include OUT of SIGHT.
height and sight (lines 2 and 3),
days and praise (lines 5 and 8),
and lose and choose (lines 11 and
13).
SIGNIFICANCE
We learn about these Love poems because it gives
us a sense of how people feel during the course of their
life. I was drawn to these poems because I wanted to
understand how another person felt about love by
writing in the form of poetry. These poems are
important to understanding poetry because it is a
structural template by using rhymes, hyberbole,
personification, sonnet, etc.
ANALYSIS CONT.
Browning uses a few poetic devices to create She also uses alliteration to also reinforce
meaning in her sonnet. She uses anaphora, or meaning and in this case, the meaning of her
the repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at love.
the beginning of word groups occurring one
after the other. To accentuate her love as well
as support the theme, Browning repeatedly I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
says I love thee in lines 15, 17 to 19, and 21.
I love thee with the passion put to use (lines 8
and 9)
I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose (line 11)