Lyrics of greeting cards like “Why do I love you so much” express deep love and passion for someone. The lyrics may express the feeling of being overwhelmed by love and a deep emotional connection to the person mentioned in the greeting card. The tone may be romantic, sensual, and perhaps even poetic.
On the other hand, Browning’s sonnet “How Do I Love Thee? (also known as Sonnet 43) is a classic love poem that expresses deep and abiding love in a more structured and formal way. The poem, composed by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is in iambic pentameter five-step long stanzas and follows a strict rhyming format (ABBA ABBA CDCDCD), a form typical of Petrarchan poetry. The poem reflects a deep, mature and enduring love that transcends time and circumstance.
Although both the greeting card lyrics and Browning’s sonnet express love, they differ in tone, style and depth. Greeting card lyrics may be more modern, casual and direct, focusing on the emotional experience of love in the moment. Browning’s sonnet, on the other hand, is a more eloquent, formal and thoughtful expression of love, exploring the complexity and depth of emotion. It uses carefully chosen words and follows a strict poetic form in order to convey a love that endures and transcends time and space.
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