Summary
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The greeting card lyrics, “Why Do I Love You So Much?” and the Browning Sonnet “How do I love thee?” share many similarities in regards to theme and the main point of the poem. Both of these poems explore the theme of bondage and love. However, the author used varying literally elements to express each poem uniquely. The main poem where most of these elements can be found in significant amounts would be ‘How do I Love Thee”. One literary element i have identified was visual imagery, where the author uses specific language to poetry an idea or feeling to the audience. In contrast to this, “Why do I Love You So Much?” explores a similar route just without as many literary elements implemented within the poem. For instance, according to the poem, it states, ”
Why Do I Love You So Much?
Because you’re a part
of my favorite memories
as well as my
most important dreams”.
This quote is illustrating a clear example of the author using words and feelings in order to convey an emotion within the reader. The words such as “favorite” and “important” relays the message of the poem, which is love/affection to be taken seriously.
