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  1. This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows: Anaphora: The phrase ‘I love thee’ can be seen to be repeated at the beginning of the lines of the poem. Apostrophe: The persona directly addresses their beloved, as can be seen from the usage of the word ‘thee’. Hyperbole: TheRead more

    This poem has a myriad of poetic devices, some of which are as follows:

    1. Anaphora: The phrase ‘I love thee’ can be seen to be repeated at the beginning of the lines of the poem.
    2. Apostrophe: The persona directly addresses their beloved, as can be seen from the usage of the word ‘thee’.
    3. Hyperbole: The love the persona has for their beloved has been exaggerated. Examples would be ‘I love thee to the depth and breadth and height/My soul can reach’, and ‘I shall but love thee better after death’. 

     

     

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  1. The central idea of the sonnet is how earth-shattering love could be. The love they have for their beloved, in fact, alters the life and soul of the persona.    Sonnets From The Portuguese 43 Summary

    The central idea of the sonnet is how earth-shattering love could be. The love they have for their beloved, in fact, alters the life and soul of the persona. 

     

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  1. This sonnet falls under the category of a Petrarchan sonnet. The 14 lines here are thus divided into an octave (first 8 lines) and a sestet (next 6 lines). Written in iambic pentameter, it follows the rhyme scheme ‘abbaabba’ and ‘cdcdcd’.    Sonnets From The Portuguese 43 Summary

    This sonnet falls under the category of a Petrarchan sonnet. The 14 lines here are thus divided into an octave (first 8 lines) and a sestet (next 6 lines). Written in iambic pentameter, it follows the rhyme scheme ‘abbaabba’ and ‘cdcdcd’. 

     

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  1.   The theme of this poem is love. Every line of this sonnet sheds light on the all-encompassing love the persona has for their beloved.  Sonnets From The Portuguese 43 Summary

     

    The theme of this poem is love. Every line of this sonnet sheds light on the all-encompassing love the persona has for their beloved. 

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