Elizabeth Barrett Browning: 'Sonnet 29 (XXIX)' Mr Bruff Analysis

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I am so done with GCSEs and it only been 4 days.

[@fauziyyakazeem]

Archjana Sivasuthan I feel this on a spiritual level 😩

[@alyesha_]

How did you do?

[@banzlaw7792]

hows uni

[@cookieacceptor5450]

just to get a bit more out of "vines", you could say that when the tree (that it's clinging on to) dies the vines will collapse/die as well, further emphasising the factor of her needing him-which would of been appealing in victorian context due to her portrayal of women being almost synonymous with 'an object of love' that needs a male to survive.

[@24kings57]

You could also say that him being a tree could show masculinity because of it being strong. Also, could show context of how women because of them being seen as objects/products at the time instead of being able to grow independently and not needing the support of men.

[@Dgryn69]

29:40 obviously didnt watch the whole thing

[@iceygamingrulez]

Anyone else noticed she has short hair after marrying a man who wrote a poem about strangling someone with their hair

[@ihussain5590]

iceygamingrulez lol

[@jaynie5738]

Porphyrias lover??

[@trooper332]

Good point

[@adzstar6384]

He was younger than her but could’ve married before but I think he married after she died

[@btsbangtanboys4651]

I think she grew out her hair later on

[@imogenthompson6571]

Barret-Browning: our love is like vines on a tree Mr Bruff: I wanna rip your clothes off... but in a pure, religious way

[@بنتأنصار-ح4ذ]

lol

[@youseftamimi5599]

nah rizz right there

[@daisyallen2190]

you have given us guinea pigs hope

[@Wild4lon]

Daisy Allen shhhh aqa don't want hope, they want sufferance. guinea swine were the companions of the prodigal...

[@Wild4lon]

im sorry im tired af it's 1am

[@zainabsheikh4751]

Daisy Allen I

[@aimee2780]

When you scroll through the years old comments from past gcse's and see people who have done well. Makes you wish you learnt all this before hand 💀

[@mariamahmed593]

now u are an old comment and my poetry gcse is tomorrow lit paper 2 for me is not looking good

[@yasmine2556]

your the old comment for us now lmaoo

[@animestuff2668]

@@yasmine2556 we gonna be the old one next

[@sufyan5884]

When you have a lit exam tomorrow but these videos are too long to watch

[@idiotsandwich9326]

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[@Alina-fp1gx]

you watch it at 1.5

[@mynameisbenL]

@@Alina-fp1gx how did you know?

[@wiktoriafronc]

Me now

[@teaganmarie1718]

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[@byaraa1302]

When you're here to revise all the poems two days before the exam and you see each video it 30mins oh no

[@elusifyg326]

facts bro

[@haseeb8597]

The fact that this video has no dislikes is a sign showing what a great job you're doing 👍

[@mrbruff]

+Geek ² thanks! I really love this poem.

[@adzstar6384]

It does now

[@adzstar6384]

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I didnt dislike it

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[@liamiddleton6054]

These are so useful when you're having to teach yourself GCSEs- thanks a lot!!

[@mrbruff]

You're welcome!

[@athenastorm4184]

Never have i ever seen so much context

[@mrbruff]

+Athena Storm ha!

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[@natdemarchuk2315]

This is so going to help me whilst doing the new 2017 English GCSE, thank you!

[@mrbruff]

+Alex Demarchuk good!

[@Babes-sq6mb]

Thank you. A really interesting and useful video which will aid my tutees and students.

[@jalaaldous3511]

Hope it went well! I've got mine in in two weeks 😭😭😭

[@24kings57]

@@jalaaldous3511 How did it go? What grade/band did you get?

[@jalaaldous3511]

@@24kings57 actually really well, I got a 9 :) Have you got yours this may/June?

[@iceygamingrulez]

Who here for notes i got the ones on the poet Poem description starts at 6:01 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 died age 55 Child prodigy Published at age 15 Famous in us and uk during her lifetime Wrote to Robert Browning as a fan and later married him Very Christian She was ill for lots of her life Bed ridden Had an addiction to pain killers People think this inspired her creativity

[@jeffwesley8292]

When you have one day and know nothing about poetry 😩

[@joshy45100]

Jeff Wesley you aren't alone mate 😂

[@idiotsandwich9326]

I'm literally starting to learn the poems at 12:05am. 15 fekkin poems. #nosleep

[@whoknows8651]

Mrs Michael Jackson oi oi same here. 3:13am is a perfectly reasonable time to be revising at I think

[@9876bbb]

Jeff Wesley lol it's on the day and I'm learning these at 6am

[@idiotsandwich9326]

lmao I'm just gonna wing it

[@abdulqayum2635]

Mr Bruff you are honestly the best English teacher in history, we need more of YOU in our school!!

[@promise.4162]

Why do I find this the night before my Literature Paper 2 mock?? These are so helpful. I'm binge watching these now

[@keirayoung9334]

I'm just finding this now a day before my english lit mock as well :') Pray for me.

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WELL I HAVE THE REAL EXAM IN 3 DAYS

[@seanbaxter44]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@erinvikki1363]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@olivermceldon]

Could you say that when she breaks iambic pentameter, the iambic pentameter represents her heartbeat and when she says put out broad leaves it is as though her heart skips a beat?

[@tntwarz7933]

yes

[@nayanamkanapathipillai2127]

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[@mrbruff]

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[@sherlyns8203]

More videos for the other poems in this cluster would be greatly appreciated if you have the time! thanks 👍👍 (- a group of stressed english students )

[@mrbruff]

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[@samtpup11]

I'm really bad at English and these videos are a big help. Thank you!

[@georgiajessie6678]

This video is so helpful, It really helped me expand and explore my own viewpoints about this poem. Please make more!

[@mrbruff]

+GeorgiaJessie great

[@user-hg9tb8xp1n]

someone in the comments suggested that because the volta was straddled between line 7 and 8, rather than on line 8 like a traditional Petrarchan sonnet, that it showed Elizabeth’s desperation and impatience to see Robert. do you think that is a valid point that we could use?

[@sithara7558]

I thought there wasn't much to analyse of this poem since it looked quite complicated but you helped me a lot. The notes I made on this clip is twice as many notes I made in class. Thank you very much and I hope you quickly do more.

[@nataliawcislo6346]

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[@mrbruff]

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You make all the poems actually seem very interesting which will help me remember lots of it in my exams. Thank you Mr. Bruff!

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How is it going now?

[@flyxed2]

Nothing like some last minute re-cap. Thanks Bruff!

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so so helpful thank you! im so nervous for this new English GCSE exam and this has actually calmed my nerves! x

[@bilalhassan8083]

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[@jacquelineflynt8491]

At 16:00 you could also say that the reason why Barrett straddles between line 7 and line 8 could perhaps highlight her impatience and desperation to be reunited with her love...idk something like that, but you'd probably have to explain that this is because in a normal Patrarchan sonnett, the volta is usually in the 8th line however in this poem the turning point appears earlier than usual :)

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[@user-ey3mu3yq3d]

My favourite poem beautifully unravelled by Mr Bruff Thankyou

[@mrbruff]

Thank you!

[@lucytoyne3577]

Poet, victorian 1806- , bed ridden addiction to painkiller, child prodigy famous around the world, married a fan of her poems, controlling father that wouldn’t let her get married so they were secret and wrote letters. About her husband before they were married. Was disowned after marriage.very Christian. When they were courting she wrote 44 sonnets about her love but they were not given till him after her marriage. He said they should be published. And to keep their identity secret they said they found the poems and translated them. First 4 lines, I think of you and my thoughts grow around you like vines and they are consuming you Next lines , not preferable to having you the actual you is better than the thought about you. Let her thoughts smash to pieces under his care the world is better and wants to be within his care Thinking of her future husband overpowers her, overwhelming intensity of love Form of sonnet, Italian, 14 lines, 8lines is the problem, 6 last lines solve problem. Line 9 turns the poem. Man to woman for love. Overwhelming love so he must see her ^ Pavtrarcom sonnet. Abbaabbac, shows the love she had was not forbidden and it was timeless. Does not completely fit the requirements. No iambic pentameter in line 3 to express feelings about the intensity of her love which is making her loose control. The turn is not line 8 but 7and 8. Also shows her love is not perfect because they can’t be together yet. Physical love- she can’t have it but is looking forward Spiritual love- she was spiritual Concept - metaphor that is throughout, her thoughts are bands of greenery and he is a tree. Nature imagery, natural love that is growing. My thoughts do twine and bud about thee as wile vines about a tree, her love takes over him and not just her, also sows the sexual side, wild, bud, twine. Sexual imagery throughout what she wants to do but she can’t do. Vines are shown through the bible biblical imagery, writing about him as if he is god like. Thee- old word at time of poet, her love is timeless, thee is used in wedding vows and religious circles and churches. Expresses intimacy.

[@bredamaune2028]

Thank you for this in depth and clear analysis of this poem.Greatly appreciated.

[@sabz85]

This is amazing, its going to hep a lot in exams, thank you!

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you are the best I actually have hope for my English GCSE'S because of you

[@24kings57]

When does your GCSE start? Mine is on 15th May.

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[@mrbruff]

+Sophie Sleeman thanks!

[@naomigriffiths744]

This was excellent! I hoping and praying that this poem comes up in the exam.. Or that there is an opportunity!! Thank you.

[@fiftyclown]

It will not come up, it already came up in a specimen paper released by AQA

[@naomigriffiths744]

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[@viviangao3681]

really useful video, thank you very much for publishing it!!like it

[@Angie-fx6jn]

Hey Mr Bruff, could you please complete an analysis for Farmer's Bride?? Thank you soooo much !!

[@alhosinyelhosiny1585]

thank you very much it was extremely helpful

[@2012BEASTYBOY]

If I used a lot of what is said in this video in my answer in the exam, would it be seen as plagiarism?

[@mrbruff]

+Sam Samuels no: we all learn info off people. It might be our teacher, a revision guide or a video. Or our own idea.

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[@aadamize1539]

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[@edcollyer4209]

Could you explain the line where she breaks the iambic pentameter? ‘Put out broad leaves, and soon there’s nought to see’ From where I’m sitting it looks like pretty perfect iambic pentameter; five iambs per line.

[@mrbruff]

Iambic pentameter requires alternating stressed and unstressed syllables. However, in this line, the words ‘out’ ‘broad’ and ‘leaves’ are all stressed (three stressed syllables together). Why is this? Perhaps Barrett Browning is suggesting how powerful and intense her thoughts are at this moment. Here we can see that the poet is deliberately playing with the form to express her feelings about the intensity of love. Her love is so overwhelming that it is causing her to lose control, not just of herself, but of her poetic form.

[@edcollyer4209]

Hi there, Without wanting to sound too pedantic, I still can't see how 'out' 'broad' and 'leaves' are all stressed. The line 'Put out broad leaves, and soon there's nought to see' is just as much iambic pentameter as 'The Sylphs through mystic mazes guide their way' or 'and wash this filthy witness from your hands.' However, the line 'About thee, as wild vines, about a tree' is not iambic pentameter and would indicate that EBB is deliberately breaking the conventions of a Petrarchan sonnet. I've spoken to a number of colleagues at work about this and they seem to agree that 'Put out broad leaves, and soon there's nought to see' is an example of iambic pentameter with the words 'out' 'leaves' 'soon' 'nought' and 'see' all being stressed.

[@mrbruff]

+George Williams well I guess that's a case of varied interpretations on when you stress words. I respect what you're saying and think there is room for more than one interpretation

[@helpfullperson7914]

thanks this was very helpful for my comparative essay on sonnet 116

[@mrbruff]

+helpfull person good!

[@skylaliberty267]

Mr Bruff, please can you do a book on the whole love and relationship syllabus. I love your videos 😍😍😍

[@natalieakers1556]

Thank you this really helped me to understand and analysis poems for my gcse!

[@mrbruff]

+Natalie Akers great! New poem on Saturday

[@emmajohnson6885]

'And breathe within thy shadow'. The noun 'shadow' can be linked to the speaker's desire to be the stereotypical submissive women in the relationship. This is contextually how the patriarchal society wanted women to be, but Browning's accepting interpretation shows that women would succumb and embody the image, sometimes for their own pleasure too. In a very unusual way, this is a subtle hint of female emancipation as women are CHOOSING how to love and be loved. (maybe a bit far-fetched but still)

[@JeloMello]

Oo nice

[@anitabhatia1900]

Amazing way of explaining each and every detail of a poem. Specially the history of sonnets ! Could you make a video on Gertrude Steins poem If I told him on Picasso.

[@mrbruff]

Thank you. I'm afraid I've not even read the poem you mention.

[@anitabhatia1900]

@@mrbruff Thanks for replying.I have been continuously watching all your videos. I am an Associate Professor of English Literature enjoying each and every information.

[@mrbruff]

@@anitabhatia1900 That's fantastic!

[@builtdifferent6161]

my delusional teacher said this was a brief vedio

[@moggyjacatore94]

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[@loveen3186]

your analysis is great!!

[@CL-ok7bz]

This was sooooooo helpful thank you!

[@mrbruff]

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[@timwarui3999]

@mrbruff could you do a video on how to tackle unseen poetry step by step(analysis) how to avoid weak expression in answer, and how to compare it to poems from anthology but a step by step example.

[@mrbruff]

+Tim Warui look in my literature playlists for just that

[@jessied3124]

This poem came up in my mock today and this video helped me so so much with all the ingenious interpretations. I'll definitely be buying the revision guide and hopefully this can help me achieve my grade 8 target XD.

[@mrbruff]

great!

[@domharry5906]

hi this was super helpful but the rhyming scheme is not ABBA ABBA CDCD ITS ABBA ABBA CBCB BECAUSE ITS THE SAME RHYMING SOUND

[@mrbruff]

+dom harry great point

[@jackcook6219]

Thanks Bruff!

[@mrbruff]

no problem

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Mr bruff these videos are extremely beneficial!! thank you!!! it would be amazing if you could do any videos on how to structure essays for paper 1 for like an inspector calls and romeo and juliet

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good luck friends! go get some sleep if youre reading this!!! sleep now is important for concentration tomorrow!

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lol no im revising until 3am

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This guy is gonna be the reason I pass english lit next year 😂

[@harrys9216]

So much better than my english teacher

[@NomanKhan-bd4st]

Or could I say that the vine growing on the tree is symbolic of how much she needs him?

[@jsav5203]

When your exam is tomorrow😭😭😭

[@mynameisbenL]

play this video at x2 speed to learn twice as much.

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@@mynameisbenL it works

[@Sophia-nt5zn]

thanks so much honestly you're really helping my confidence in poetry!! aiming for that 9 :)

[@zeldahyrule9436]

Our teacher has told us so little about the poems and I have mocks tomorrow. Though these videos have saved me XD

[@mrbruff]

thanks

[@laurenf3437]

this is so helpful! thank you

[@mrbruff]

glad you like it

[@maryamyusuf9776]

Can you do a video on the best comparisons of each poems in love and relationship

[@alexyordanov8898]

He has.

[@anais6566]

For all the love and relationship poems should I get the last duchess book or love and relationship book ?

[@mrbruff]

I don’t have a love and relationships book. Some of the poems are in the MLD guide (see product description for the list).

[@anais6566]

mrbruff Thanks anyway, I'm just going to review all your videos because they're getting me through English and are really informative :)

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mr bruff probably has 3637537380 english gcses from all the people who got theirs thanks to him

[@graceyhyams3684]

Really appreciate the content !!!!!!!

[@anagreen9304]

Do you have an analysis on The Farmers Bride?

[@mrbruff]

It's coming soon.

[@katystar229]

I'm sitting a mock on Wednesday where I'll have to compare 2 poems from the cluster, so if possible could you upload some more videos for the rest of the poems, that would be great!

[@mrbruff]

+Katy Sexton x in my literature ebook I compare two poems. Download at mrbruff.com

[@maliha603]

what were the two poems given in the exam ? x

[@royalfreepupils4103]

hi Andrew really missing your video on Farmers Bride... are going to put a new one up?

[@djenaba1926]

Thank you soooo much for this, you have saved my life!

[@mrbruff]

+DJinaDream no problem

[@hh-zg3pt]

When you just finished watching the last poem in the cluster just before your GCSE tomorrow... ;)

[@mrbruff]

Well done!

[@hh-zg3pt]

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[@jasminedonachie2803]

This is brilliant. Thanks so much!

[@mrbruff]

+Jasmine Jade no problem! Please buy the accompanying ebook at mrbruff.com

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[@catherine4690]

There's only 14 main analysis videos and 15 poems... am I missing one or is there one still to come? Thank you xx

[@mrbruff]

'The Farmer's Bride' is coming soon!

[@digitalstorm2015]

This helped me alot thankyou!

[@languagematters6201]

Excellent analysis!

[@mrbruff]

thanks

[@robaberahimi8304]

Thank you

[@elliespenceley6175]

Hi! This was so helpful! Will you be doing analysis of the entire 2017 poetry anthology? Also will you be doing analysis videos for the short story anthology - Telling Tales?

[@mrbruff]

+Ellie Spenceley yes and yes. Already have some on both - look in the playlists

[@adzstar6384]

@@mrbruff why do u put + before people names

[@adzstar6384]

@@mrbruff thx this was helpful so are your other videos

[@laurendimmock6455]

Which love and relationships poem could you compare this to?

[@usmaanali4081]

this relevant to 2019 exam

[@mrbruff]

For AQA? Yes.

[@Prathamme]

How does going against the iambic pentameter, in line 3, reflect on how intense the love is?

[@lorikeet2154]

*sigh* I could be playing Doom Eternal right now

[@adzstar6384]

Is that on iPhone?

[@adzstar6384]

What kind of game is it

[@adzstar6384]

Ok I just checked it’s only on pc laptop/computer and PS4 and Ps5

[@emili8194]

i'm always told by my teacher to watch these videos and write about the analysis in my anthology book full of poems i have to learn for my exams and i'm so annoyed - they're so long and i'll never remember any of this for my exams. i don't use big long posh words, i'm sORRY.

[@ellakippax486]

omg this is so amazing!! thank you!

[@aimeegardner9736]

How many quotes do you advise learning from each of the 15 poems cos I'm really struggling to know whether it's enough really for comparisons I'm learning about 5 for each poem

[@MsSprinkledDoughnuts]

That's perfect, as long as you can explain and link them well to the question you'll do great, good luck x

[@aimeegardner9736]

+Aqua thank you aha I didn't do very well though honestly :/

[@tatenda__]

if i was robert and elizabeth wrote this about me i'd fall in love immediately

[@alexandra.r908]

I don't understand how "put out broad leaves..." is no longer stressed/unstressed?

[@youreconfused6368]

Maybe because their all one syllable words I dont know....

[@that5sosphangirl185]

thanks so much for this! really great x

[@mrbruff]

+That5SOSgirl18 no problem!