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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways (Sonnets from the Portuguese 43).

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural form of this poem?

Q02of 10

Which central metaphor organizes the entire poem?

Q03of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'bitter weeds and rue' in the sestet?

Q04of 10

What does the phrase 'their roots are left in mine' convey at the poem's close?

Q05of 10

Who is the speaker of this poem?

Q06of 10

What poetic technique is primarily at work in the lines 'Here's eglantine, / Here's ivy!'?

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem?

Q08of 10

What does the speaker ask her beloved to do with the 'thoughts' she offers him?

Q09of 10

Which plants named in the poem carry traditional symbolic associations with fidelity or endurance?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, what happened to the flowers the beloved brought into the speaker's room?

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