Sonnet 35 (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Barrett Moulton
- First Published: 1850
- Type of Work: Sonnet
- Genres: Poetry, Sonnet
- Subjects: Family or family life, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Fear, Women, Death or dying, Equality, Joy or sorrow
The Poem
Sonnet 35, also known by its first six words, “If I leave all for thee,” is written in rhymed iambic pentameter lines. The poem, written in the first person, is spoken not to the reader but to the poet’s lover. The experience is universal: One lover addresses another. The energy of that address is also universal; it is fevered and intense. The reader watches, as an audience might watch a drama unfold. The sonnet is soliloquy-like, a monologue set apart from the action of stage and drama surrounding it.
The poem begins with the speaker, a woman, asking her...
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