How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
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"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is the famous opening line and common title of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43, a Victorian love sonnet celebrating deep, spiritual devotion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How do I love thee? Let me count the ways canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways Context triple: [How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43), alsoKnownAs, How do I love thee? Let me count the ways]
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A.
I’m in Love
"I’m in Love" is a 1963 Merseybeat pop single by The Fourmost, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and associated with the early Beatles era.
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B.
My Love
"My Love" is a soft rock ballad by the British-American band Wings, led by Paul McCartney, known for its lush orchestration and heartfelt lyrics.
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C.
My Love
"My Love" is a 2022 synth-driven, emotionally charged song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, known for its soaring vocals and dance-inflected production.
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D.
My Love
"My Love" is a popular pop ballad by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody.
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E.
My Love
"My Love" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion, featured on her 2007 album *Taking Chances* and known for its emotional lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways Target entity description: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is the famous opening line and common title of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43, a Victorian love sonnet celebrating deep, spiritual devotion.
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A.
I’m in Love
"I’m in Love" is a 1963 Merseybeat pop single by The Fourmost, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and associated with the early Beatles era.
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B.
My Love
"My Love" is a soft rock ballad by the British-American band Wings, led by Paul McCartney, known for its lush orchestration and heartfelt lyrics.
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C.
My Love
"My Love" is a popular pop ballad by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody.
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D.
My Love
"My Love" is a pop ballad by Celine Dion, featured on her 2007 album *Taking Chances* and known for its emotional lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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E.
My Love
"My Love" is an R&B song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album *Just Whitney*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
common title
ⓘ
opening line ⓘ poem line ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Robert Browning (implied addressee of the sonnet) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sonnet 43 ("How do I love thee?") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | English sonnet tradition ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedAs | title for Sonnet 43 in anthologies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes | enumeration of ways of loving ⓘ |
| expresses |
idealized, unconditional love
ⓘ
religious and spiritual dimensions of love ⓘ |
| firstAppearedIn | Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850 collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1850 ⓘ |
| frequentlyAnthologizedIn | English literature anthologies ⓘ |
| genre |
Victorian poetry
ⓘ
love poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | famous love-verse quotation ⓘ |
| hasForm | interrogative followed by declarative clause ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent English love poetry ⓘ |
| hasPronounciationRhymeWith | "thee" / "me" internal sound pattern GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineNumberInPoem | 1 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sonnet line ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romantic-influenced Victorian poetry ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| openingWordsOf | Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sonnet 43
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonnets from the Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotationFrom | Sonnets from the Portuguese, Sonnet 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotationType | first-person lyrical declaration ⓘ |
| rhymeSchemeOfPoem | Petrarchan sonnet ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
adaptations and references in popular culture
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
marital love
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romantic love ⓘ spiritual devotion ⓘ |
| usedIn |
romantic cards and inscriptions
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wedding ceremonies and readings ⓘ |
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Subject: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways Description of subject: "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" is the famous opening line and common title of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43, a Victorian love sonnet celebrating deep, spiritual devotion.
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