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In at least 100 words, describe the figurative language and imagery used by Bradstreet in her love poems

Answer 1

Anne Bradstreet was an especially important woman in the making of future works of literature. She revolutionized writing and brought forth one of the first ideas of feminism. In the love poems of Anne Bradstreet, she includes much imagery and figurative language in order to relay her message to the reader. Some examples of this figurative language and imagery is in how she describes the love between her and her husband; with her saying that their love is "richer than the gold of exotic places" and using imagery such as "flowing rivers quenching the fires of love", which all work together to create vivid imagery and descriptions of the love that the two of them shared.

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Answer 2

Anne Bradstreet was born Anne Dudley was born in Endgland in 1612. After moving to the American Colonies and marrying Simon Bradstreet she began the first author to be published in North America. Her puritanical upbringing heavily influenced her writings and especially her poetry about her love for her husband. Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband" is probably the best example. On the surface the poem seems to be a rather basic expression of a woman's love for her husband. It contains imagery of flowing rivers quenching the fires of love as well as the idea that her love for her husband makes her richer than the gold of exotic places. It reads much like Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" but actually on a deeper level asks a far more existential question about her own morality and mortality. In Puritan communities a man's purpose was to contemplate his relationship to God and ponder his eternal life. In Bradstreet's life she was very concerned that her passionate feelings for her husband were at odds with the teachings of her faith. In the final lines of the poem she ponders whether she will be given life eternal within the bonds of her marriage.