1. Poems are meant to be read using expected approach and prespective.
2. “How do i love thee (Browning 43)” attitude is very relaxed and calm. She gives a peaceful essence because she speaks of love in an uplifting way. Love embraces her and she is not afriad to vocalize it. “Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.(Browning)” You can sense the tranquility when she describe her love growing even after death. she utilizes structure very well. Browning breaks up her thoughts in bullet points to give the reader a list to show importance. These attributes relate to me because I am a huge love bug and if I was to describe my parent it would be in such a bright light just like Browning. Thats probably why I think Browning writes with so much ease and happiness because when I think of love I think of happiness and growing. Happiness is what brings those feelings.
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Hello Elizabeth, I agree with your interpretation of the quote. The approach to reading a poem is very important and varies greatly from poem to poem. Browning’s tone in the poem does seem quite peaceful in the way she describes her love. From my perspective I think her description of love is unbounding, even in the way she denotes love after death. She gives emphasis to the feelings by listing all the ways in which she is capable of loving, just as you stated.
Elizabeth, this is a good discussion of the Browning poem, but does it address the prompt about the reader’s attitude and technique when it comes to reading poetry?