sonnet 43

• "how do i love thee let me count the ways"

  she them uses the poem to describe her love but even still it is impossible as it is infinite.
• "depth breadth and height"

  repetition of th creates movement indicating her love is ongoing

  depth breadth and height shows it never ends these are also the three dimensions of anyone and anything showing she loves every possible inch of him
• i love thee is repeated nine times 


  before 2006 there where nine planets in the solar system
• religious reference such as "soul", "faith", " i shall but love the better after death"

  defying until death do us part

  they are spiritually connected

  their love surpasses this worlds capability
• "by sun and candle light"


  she loves him as much as her other needs. this would go with the rest of the poem saying she couldnt live with out him he is a necessity
• sonnet is a love poem 


  iambic pentamter represents heart beat
• "i love thee purely as they turn from praise"

  Browning was a devout christian, she compares her relationship to being pure and being free of sin (pride). she believes her relationship is natural and a part of God's work
• she loves him with passions she had in her "childhood faiths"

  children have strong passions are an image of excitement and purity. she is saying her relationship has strong passions tied to it while still being pure, youthful and exciting
• she loves him with "the smiles, tears of all [her] life"

  implementing she loves him with all her experiences, everything that makes her who she is, she loves him with her all
• she says she will love him "better after death" which is another religious refference to the vows made in marriage
• Browning was a Victorian christian