Bishop suggests that some things are basically made to be lost, and that losing them, therefore, is not a big deal. The poem is very bold with the repetitive statement of "the art of losing isn’t hard to master" (570). In general, Bishop just wants the reader to understand that if you are comfortable with the insignificant losses, such as house keys or little things, you will be ready to cope when the big ones come along.
Elizabeth Barret Browning is the author for “How do I love thee? Let me count the way”, where Barret explains how she will still love her beloved even though if she dies. Browning tries to list the different ways in which she loves him. The narrator has the idea that love seems to be eternal and to exist everywhere. She intends to continue loving him after her own death, if God lets