Anne Bradstreet: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" - Poetic Devices

Question 1

figurative language

Answer 1

• figurative language helps readers relate to literature
• because it either describes things in great detail, or it makes a comparison that is more easily understood
• Bradstreet probably used figurative language to help people better understand her Puritan perspective
• metaphor: figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using like or as
• hyperbole: exaggeration

Question 2

which of the following is an example of hyperbole

Answer 2

• the cowboy could rope a cal faster than a mosquito could blink

Question 3

Anne Bradstreet was different from other Puritan writers in that

Answer 3

• she wrote about more than just her religious beliefs

Question 4

an extended metaphor compares two unlike things at length, such as

Answer 4

• your eyes are stars set in the evening sky, always shining, ever constant, guiding me to you

Question 5

personification gives humanlike qualities to an object, an animal, or an idea, as in

Answer 5

• Truth finds his home and hearth in the mind of a brilliant man

Question 6

hyperbole is exaggeration that is used for emphasis, such as

Answer 6

• i would go to the stars and back before I would betray your love