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Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sonnets from the Portuguese. Sonnet No: XLIII
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
love thee purely, as they turn from Praise
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I love thee with the passion put to use.
in my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints--I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my lifel--and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

Read this stanza closely and answer the question that follows.

What does this stanza tell you about the theme of the poem?

A. The poem is about ways the poet loved the beloved

B. The subject of the poem is live unto death and beyond

C. The poem refers to death as a conclusive for love

D. The subject of the poem is sublimity that can be reached through love