Analysis

• "Sonnet 43" - It was number 43 out of 44 sonnets that Browning wrote as part of her collection. Sonnets are generally love poems and this poem is one of the most famous sonnets ever written.
• "How do I love thee?" - By asking this question, Browning could be questioning how she can prove/express how much she loves Robert Browning.
• "Count the ways!" - By using the verb ‘count’ this could suggest that

  there are many ways that she loves him and there are too many to mention.
• "My Soul" - This could imply that her love is immeasurable and infinite.
• "Being and Ideal grace" - Browning could be referring to God in this

  part and comparing her love for Robert Browning as the way she loves God.
• "Level of everyday's" - Browning is explaining that even though she

  loves him passionately she also loves him on a regular day to day basis.
• "By sun and candlelight" - This could suggest that she loves every part of every day and her love does not falter. By using the image of the

  ‘sun’ could suggest that he is her life source and that she cannot live without him. By using the image of ‘candlelight’ this could suggest that he lights up her dark thoughts.
• "Freely, as men strive for Right" - The adverb ‘freely’ could suggest that no one is influencing the way she feels about him and could relate to

  how her father disapproved of their relationship. The phrase ‘Strive for Right’ could imply that she is willing to ‘fight’ for their love.
• "Old griefs" - This could imply that she has turned the bitterness and anger she had previously into something positive because she loves him so much. He has transformed her sadness into happiness.
• "Breath" - Even with every ‘breath’ she takes she thinks about him.
• "I shall but love thee better after death" - This could suggest that she loves everything about Robert Browning. She loves him with every emotion. It could also suggest that her love is eternal and that it is a level of commitment she is willing to promise.