Answer: The poet connects her passion to her profound spiritual experience when she says, “For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.” In contrast, a popular song now would depict love in a more casual, everyday tone or treat it as a more emotional experience.
The rhythm created by the stress on syllables and the rhyme scheme in the sonnet give it a musical quality, while modern-day songs usually use music to provide the rhythm (although some also use rhyme and create a rhythm with the word choices).
The tone of the poem is deeply romantic. The the poet emphasizes the various ways in which she loves her husband, associating with her love the virtue of “Grace” and the purity of those people who shun praise: “I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.” Modern love songs usually are humorous and sometimes passionate but more lighthearted.
The poet uses various poetic techniques to emphasize the depth and range of her feelings. The use of anaphora (repetition) with “I love thee” gives the poem a rhythm and also creates an effect of strong feelings. Most of the imagery used by the poet is abstract. She uses comparisons to faith, grief, and sincerity. She says, “I love thee with the breath, / Smiles, tears, of all my life!” Modern love songs frequently use one metaphor or another figurative device, and they often use exaggerated sentiments such as "Our love will last to the end of time."
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