by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) 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 candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with a 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 life! --- and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

Belovd, thou hast brought me many flowers Plucked in the garden, all the summer through And winter, and it seemed as if they grew In this close room, nor missed the sun and showers. So, in the like name of that love of ours, Take back these thoughts which here unfolded too, And which on warm and cold days I withdrew From my heart's ground. Indeed, those beds and bowers Be overgrown with bitter weeds and rue, And wait thy weeding; yet here's eglantine, Here's ivy!---take them, as I used to do Thy flowers, and keep them where they shall not pine. Instruct thine eyes to keep their colours true, And tell thy soul, their roots are left in mine.

Guidelines for the assignments: 1. The assignment should be approximately 5-10 pages 2. Double spacing 3. Times New Roman 4. Font Size 12 5. Referencing: APA 6. Cover page: Plain White Writing Standards: Students are expected to demonstrate writing skills in describing, analyzing and evaluating ideas and experiences. Written material must follow specific standards regarding citations of author's work within the text and references at the end of the paper. Grades will be assigned for written material in accordance with the university catalog and the following general criteria. 1. unique topic or unique treatment of topic 2. Originality 3. Integration of quotations and citations highlights the author's argument 4. Confidence in the use of standard English 5. Sentences vary in structure

1. How to critique a literary work A literary critique , sometimes called a literary analysis or a literary critical analysis, is an examination of a piece of literature. The scope of a critique may be to examine a single aspect of the work, or the work in its entirety and involves breaking the literary piece apart into its separate components and evaluating how they fit together to accomplish the piece's purpose. Literary critiques are commonly executed by students, scholard and literary critics, but anyone can learn how to critique literature by the following steps: Step1 Read the literary piece you plan to critiquing. Pay close attention to the meaning of title,which will allude to the central purpose of the book. Also be sure to look up any words and reread any passages you do not understand. Step2 Examine the components of the literature. 1. Plot . This is the storyline of your literature piece. A plot may be an abstract, psychological journey or a simple chain of events.

2. Setting. Evaluate how the choice of setting affects the mood and the theme. 3. Characters. Differentiate between the main and secondary characters. Identify their roles and purpose in the work. Do the characters change or challenges they face? 4. Themes. Try to see what the author tries to reveal or communicate through the literature and what the piece say about human nature. 5. Plot development. Conflict, resolution and climax and how the author achieves this effect or meaning. Step3 Form your interpretation for you literary criticism, taking the literary components into consideration. Decide what you think of the author's intended meaning and how successful you feel the author is at conveying that purpose. Step4 Summarize your interpretation with a concise thesis statement. the purpose of your literary critique is to support your thesis. Step 5 Prove your interpretation. Use specific examples from the literature text and supporting documentation from outside sources to back up your thesis. Include quotations and passages from the literature to your criticism as evidence of your critique.

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