The sonnet “How Do I Love Thee” and the greeting card “Why do I Love you so much?” speak of love. The sonnet comprises fourteen lines, while the greeting card has eleven lines, and the shortest line, “As well as my,” doesn’t catch the reader’s attention and has four syllables. The greeting card has some repetition, such as “Why Do I Love You So Much?” used twice. The greeting card doesn’t have rhymes, but the sonnet sometimes rhymes. There are a couple of examples of imagery in “How Do I Love Thee,” such as “I love thee to the depth and breadth and height” also “With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath.” In my opinion, I think the greeting card is more prose, while the sonnet is more concise or direct than the greeting card.
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Ann-Marie, I like your comment that the greeting card is more like prose. I agree that it lacks the kind of imagery and rhythm that makes poems so unique.
I agree that the greeting card “Why Do I Love You So Much?” and the poem “How Do I Love Thee?” both talk about love, but the way they do it is different. The sonnet is more structured and uses literary techniques like rhyme and imagery, while the greeting card is more conversational and doesn’t rhyme. The sonnet is also shorter and more to the point than a welcome card. It has a set number of lines and rhymes in a set way. The greeting card, on the other hand, is more like prose and focuses on expressing love and trust in a straightforward way.