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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal grace.I love thee to the level of every day’sMost 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 the passion put to useIn my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.I love thee with a love I seemed to loseWith 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.Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.NotesIdeal (noun) : perfect or the best possibleRead AloudAnnotateTranslateGuiding QuestionsShow LessQuestion 1 of 2 The narrator describes her soul…stretching and becoming thinner and weaker.searching for her loved one's soul (i.e. her soulmate).searching for a divine presence and a greater meaning to life.stretching to its greatest capacity to show how much she loves "thee."

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Answer: stretching to its greatest capacity to show how much she loves "thee."

Explanation: "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach" presents the soul as extending to its fullest limits to measure the speaker’s love (even toward "the ends of being and ideal grace"), so the line emphasizes the vast capacity of her love.