How do I love thee? Let me count the ways

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common title opening line poem line

"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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways canonical	1
Sonnet 43 ("How do I love thee?")	1

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NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
D. My Love
"My Love" is a popular pop ballad by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody.
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.

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.
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.
C. My Love
"My Love" is a popular pop ballad by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soaring melody.
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.
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) ⓘ linked to: Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning
alsoKnownAs	Sonnet 43 ("How do I love thee?") ⓘ linked to: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
author	Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ
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) ⓘ linked to: Sonnets from the Portuguese
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 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lineNumberInPoem	1 ⓘ
literaryForm	sonnet line ⓘ
literaryMovement	Romantic-influenced Victorian poetry ⓘ
meter	iambic pentameter ⓘ
openingWordsOf	Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ linked to: How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43)
partOf	Sonnet 43 ⓘ linked to: How do I love thee? (Sonnet 43) Sonnets from the Portuguese ⓘ
period	Victorian era ⓘ
quotationFrom	Sonnets from the Portuguese, Sonnet 43 ⓘ linked to: Sonnets from the Portuguese
quotationType	first-person lyrical declaration ⓘ
rhymeSchemeOfPoem	Petrarchan sonnet ⓘ
subjectOf	adaptations and references in popular culture ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ
theme	marital love ⓘ romantic love ⓘ spiritual devotion ⓘ
usedIn	romantic cards and inscriptions ⓘ wedding ceremonies and readings ⓘ