affection; also, it mentions “Love is greatest”. The purpose of my essay is to analyze Anne Bradstreet as a loving, caring and Godly wife using the theme of the verse "If ever two were one, then surely we…." from her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband". One of Anne Bradstreet’s great works involves the poem "To my Dear and Loving Husband”. From this poem, we know that she is very much in love with her husband and children. Anne Bradstreet, America's first published poet was born in Northampton, England…

The poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, is not just an exceedingly felt expression of a wife’s marital love and commitment to her husband, as it is about a puritan women who is supposed to be reserved but she makes it her obligation to enlighten her husband of her devotion. A thorough analysis of the poem’s paradox, hyperbole, imagery and repetition reveals how she conveys her message. The opening lines of the poem show how strong her feelings are for her husband. Bradstreet…

To my Dear and Loving Husband Romantic language in literature has been used for ages to express authors' feelings for another human being. This language has been developed through out the years to create ways in which different types of romantic emotions can be expressed in writing. From the breath taking romantic novels of today all the way back to the first writers of the Bible and the romantic books of Song of Solomon and Psalms, romantic language has not only been used to express human emotions…

To My Dear, and Loving Husband Love “two were one”, love “live ever” Bradstreet states her countless love for her husband in her poem, “to my dear and loving Husband”. She shows the binding force that can adhesion two people into one. Her poem conveys crucial massage to her husband especially and to all her audiences about the significance of love in the sacred family. She prices this love more than any valuable things in this word. Her philosophy about the love is connect between the heaven and…

comparison of Anne Bradstreet’s’ “In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet” and Edward Taylors’ “Upon Wedlock, and Death of Children.” Taylor and Bradstreet have different relationships to their children in each of their poems. In the poems the writers explain that death, in some way, is a natural course and compare it with the diverse aspects of nature. Both Taylor and Bradstreet attempt to reunite the faith they have in God even when they suffer the loss of a child. These poems seem very…

To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me ye women if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold. Or all the riches that the east doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee recompense Thy love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold…

Analysis of Anne Bradstreet's To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet's poem, To My Dear and Loving Husband, shows her profound love and undying affection for her husband. For a Puritan woman who is supposed to be reserved, Bradstreet makes it her obligation to enlighten her husband of her devotion. She conveys this message through her figurative language and declarative tone by using imagery, repetition, and paradoxes. Over and over again she expresses her adoration for him with…

Analysis of To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet, the author of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” was a Puritan. This had great influence on the meaning and theme of her poem. This poem was actually not published until almost 40 years after she died. She lived in a harsh religious world where it was looked down upon for women to be courageous and smart. She lived a life that where she was unspoken and obedient to because of her religious belief. She had many concerns…

stand the test of time. Anne Bradstreet’s poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” are no exception. These two poems share a common theme of love that uses strong imagery, figurative language, and rhyme to portray the strong love and desire the writer’s poses for their lovers. Love is a feeling that every living thing wants to feel and experience, many have found love like in the poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” others are left chasing…

yet in western civilization, love is considered the deciding factor in taking that leap. Anne Bradstreet wrote in her poem To My Dear and Loving Husband “If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; if ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me ye women if you can (CITATION).” Even though she lived in a Puritan home, Bradshaw freely expressed her love for her husband. This expression could have been viewed as just as radical as homosexual marriage is today…