To My Dear And Loving Husband - Anne Bradstreet Flashcards
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The poem is very simple in message and this simple message is supported with simple lines such as this which presents her love as never-ending and fulfilling. It is however very hyperbolic.
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“My love is such that rivers cannot quench”
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The poem begins with an anaphora (repeated sections) which supports the speakers message that she believes her and her husbands marriage is the best.
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“If ever two were one, then surely we. / If ever man were loved by wife, then thee”
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The poem has religious undertones (Bradstreet was a Puritan) which describes an after-life for her and her husband’s love.
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“When we live no more, we may live ever.”
