Elizabeth Barrett Browning Trivia Quiz

Answer: England

Elizabeth Barrett was born at Coxhoe Hall in Durham England on March 6, 1806 to Mary and Edward Barrett. She was the youngest of twelve children and was home schooled along with her siblings. Her parents were Jamaican sugar traders.

Answer: Father

Elizabeth's first poem printed in 1820 was about the Battle of Marathon, the famous battle that took place between Persia and Athens in 490 B.C.

Answer: 1845

Robert Browning wrote to Elizabeth to tell her how much he liked her poetry and they met five months later. One year later, thy were married in London. After Elizabeth's father disinherited her for getting married, Elizabeth moved to Italy with Robert.

Answer: True

Elizabeth wrote "Sonnets From The Portuguese" during the time she was dating Robert and it was published four years after their marriage. "The Portuguese" was Robert's nickname for Elizabeth.

Answer: Brother

After Elizabeth's brother Edmund drowned at Babbacombe Bay in Torquay, Elizabeth wrote "De Profundis" to deal with her grief. It was published after her death.

Answer: 1

Elizabeth and Robert had a son they named Robert Wiedeman Barret Browning. He was born in 1849, three years after they were married.

Answer: 9

After Elizabeth's father died in 1857, she wrote and published "Aurora Leigh". The poem became Elizabeth's most criticized work because it is about an unwed mother. After "Aurora Leigh" was published, Elizabeth was said to be the next poet laureate, but lost out to Alfred Tennyson.

Answer: 43

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most 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 use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With 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.

Answer: Judging Amy

In the sixth and final season of "Judging Amy", Amy Grey said this to her cousin Kyle at his going-away party. The full poem is "I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out."

Answer: Beautiful

Elizabeth died on June 29, 1861 in her husband's arms. She was buried at the English cemetery in Florence, Italy. In 1862, a book of her poems was published including "De Profundis".