Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning?

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What are 3 metaphors that Elizabeth compares her love to. And are these metaphors effective in showing the depth of her love for the other person in her life ?
 
I love thee to the level of everyday's I love you enough to meet all of your simple needs during the
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
The intensity and essential nature of her love ---regarded as the unavoidable essential nature of man's need for the sun during day and the candle light during night.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
Her love is free from inhibitions and limitations as the passion with which men fight for the right things.(freedom)

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
Like the people mentioned above, purely: genuinely, without desire for praise

I love thee with the passion put to use with an intensity equal to that experienced during suffering or
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith

with an intensity equal to that experienced during suffering or mourning; I love you with the blind faith of a child
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