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Elizabeth Barrett Browning's speaker in "How do I love thee?" counts the ways that she loves her beloved: there are four ways in the octave and four ways in the sestet.

Elizabeth Prentiss' hymn More Love to Thee, O Christ is a hymn born of despair that reminds Christians of Christ's love and calls them to love him in return.

In Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "For Thee and Thine," the speaker dramatizes his spiritual journey, which includes the enjoyment of all wholesome earthly things.

The Abrahamic covenant is unquestionably unconditional in nature in view of the circumstances when the event took place.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's romantic poem, "Patience Taught By Nature," is an Italian sonnet with the rime scheme ABBAABBACDECDE, a typical one for the Italian sonnet.

Sonnet 152 is the final sonnet that directly addresses the "dark lady"; it is quite fitting that it closes with the same complaint he has long issued against the woman.

Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is a clever piece of rhetoric - a love poem about the consequences of writing love poetry.

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A set of eight questions for reading groups to use when discussing the novel Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier.

The speaker examines and condemns his unhealthy attachment to the dark lady, bemoaning his loss of reason, the result of allowing his lower nature to rule his conscience.

In sonnet 149, the speaker poses six questions to the "dark lady," trying still to establish her reason for the constant cruelty she metes out to him who adores her so.

Colonial American poet Anne Bradstreet metaphorically and literally binds the concepts of humanness and Christian faith in her poem "The Flesh and the Spirit."

The speaker in Keats' "O Solitude!" claims that he would be content to live a rural life alone but then decides he might prefer the company of a kindred spirit.

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Is this a dagger that I see before me? asks Macbeth in one of Shakespeare's most powerful and most bloody tragedies.

Where did evil come from? Did God create evil? Surprisingly, the Bible teaches that evil started in heaven within the heart of an exalted angel.

Paramahansa Yogananda's poem reveals God as the Divine Mother. It is not only a poem but also a prayer.

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The speaker in Sonnet 15 concentrates on her ambiguous facial expressions that have yet to catch up with her overflowing heart

The speaker continues to deny her good fortune as she reveals her gratitude for the attention of her illustrious suitor; she begins to accept her lot but reluctantly.

Paramahansa Yogananda's poem portrays the attitude of the spiritual aspirant who understands the spiritual goal of realizing the divine nature within.

Restored not rebuilt - Old Salem Museum and Gardens shows modern day visitors how life has evolved and seamlessly joins the 21st century.

The speaker taunts the "dark lady" demeaning her looks, decrying her ability to attract him physically, yet insisting that he foolishly remains in her clutches.

The speaker in Sonnet 22 asserts that despite his physical aging and death, his talent for creating poems will eternally retain his love, inspiring future generations.

This speaker of this group of Shakespeare's sonnet discovers that even when he is exhausted from a hard day's work, his mind is wide-awake thinking about his next poem.

As in Sonnet 50, this speaker continues the use of the horse metaphor, as he explores the contrast between body and soul.

In sonnet 77, the speaker is conversing with himself, that is, with his poetself, reminding himself of the importance of his continued artistic endeavor.

The speaker in sonnet 78 addresses his Muse with appreciation for her ever constant influence and power that elevates his art above lesser artists.

The Apostles Creed; Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory Be; Hail, Holy Queen; Prayer after the Rosary.

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Shakespeare sonnet 18 begins the thematic group in which the speaker/poet muses on his writing talent, often addressing his Muse, his ability, and even his poems.

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Blinded by jealousy the Moorish commander, Othello, kills his wife, Desdemona, and commits suicide in this very popular Shakespearean tragedy.

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The speaker of sonnet 79 addresses his Muse directly, sorting out once again his own contribution from that of the muse.

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