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. A
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height B
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight B
For the ends of being and ideal grace. A
I love thee to the level of every days A
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. B
I love thee freely, as men strive for right. B
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. A
I love thee with the passion put to use C
In my old griefs, and with my childhoods faith. A
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose C
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, E
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, C
I shall but love thee better after death. E

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.

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. There are 14 lines, 1 stanza, and the
rhyme scheme is ABBAABBACACECE
4. The intended audience is the person
that the poet loves.
5. The speaker is a person who is
explaining their love for someone else.
6. The name of the poet is Elizabeth
Barrett Browning.
7. The rhyme scheme is a couplet for the
first 7 lines but transitions to alternate
rhymes.
8. There is no alliteration.
9. There is no consonance
10. The assonance found in the poem are
in the lines I love thee to the depth and

12. What kind of tone does the author

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.

breadth and height

11. The poem uses positive connotation.
An example is I love thee freely, as men
strive for right. Freely and strive are
positive.
12. The tone that the author uses is very
passionate. An example is 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.
13. The mood I feel is tenderness and
love. An example that illustrates this
mood is I love thee freely, as men strive
for right. I love thee purely, as they turn
from praise.
14. The theme of the poem is that when
you love somebody, you can express it in
many ways. A piece of evidence to
support my theme is How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.