Perspectives

Literary perspectives 

The poem “How Do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning belongs to the Romantic literary movement. 

Romanticism is a movement of the late 18th and early 19th century. This movement focused on the individual experience and a subjective perspective, highlighting the inner world of the individual. The poem “How do I love thee?” presents the subjective perception of the speaker’s love, which she sees as something infinite. Romantic poetry focuses on emotions rather than logic or analysis, as it regards logic as inferior to rich inner feelings and emotional experiences. The sonnet “How Do I Love Thee?” explores the depth of the speaker’s feelings and how this can be explained. 

The poem “How Do I Love Thee?” is written as a ...