Saturday, May 12, 2012

What's the main theme in "How Do I Love Thee" By Elizabeth Barett Browning?

Of course, the major theme of this poem is love.  The poet
is talking about the emotion of love and she is exploring the different aspects of that
emotion.


In the poem, she shows love from a variety of
perspectives.  She talks about love being a quiet, everyday sort of thing.  But she also
talks about love being a passionate thing.


Anyone who has
loved another for a long period of time knows that there are all sorts of different
aspects of this emotion.  The poet is bringing these aspects out in this
poem.

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