Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee'

• What is Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee' about?


  A woman obsessing over her husband then realizing she doesn't need to think about him because he's 'right there'
• What does the tree and vine imagery suggest?

  He is a unmoving masculine support in her life and she relies on him to grow. She could be suggesting that she thinks her thoughts about him are are a parasite to his existence. (it wasn't conventional for a woman to express physical desires in the 17th century)
• "Yet, O my palm-tree" symbolises what?

  The dramatic apostrophe expresses her extreme emotions when thinking of him. And the palm-tree expresses biblical connotations showing her obsession with him is almost as strong as a biblical devotion.
• What does the repetition of 'thee' at the end of poem do?

  Emphasizes the speaker's affection and longing and mingles the intertwines the poem together at her realisation.
• Whys the sonnet broken into a octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines)?

  Less lines are paired together at the end when she realises the simplicity of her relationship and owns it.