The meaning of "How Do I Love Thee" is that the speaker's love is so deep and true that it will continue after death.
Explanation:
‘How Do I Love Thee’ is a famous love poem and was first published in a collection, Sonnets from the Portuguese in 1850. The poem deals with the speaker’s passionate adoration of her beloved with vivid pictures of her eternal bond that will keep her connected to her beloved even after death.
7. It ends in despair because it uses words that relate to despair e.g. die, sink, and "only to" indicates that the creature could have done a lot more.
