Which of the following statements about Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnet 43 ("How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.") is incorrect?

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Sonnet 43 shares the common theme of love found in many sonnets.Sonnet 43 belongs to the sonnet collection titled "Sonnets from the Portuguese."Sonnet 43 contains fourteen lines, consistent with traditional sonnet structure.Sonnet 43 expresses romanticism in the exact manner as Wordsworth’s poem "Tintern Abbey."

Explanation

Options A, B, and C accurately describe Sonnet 43: it focuses on love, is part of "Sonnets from the Portuguese," and follows the fourteen-line sonnet form. However, option D is incorrect because although both poems are romantic, Sonnet 43’s romanticism differs significantly from the nature-focused and reflective romanticism found in Wordsworth’s "Tintern Abbey."