Anne Bradstreet

Bradstreet poems have demonstrated the Puritanical ideal of what a puritan should be. The author Bradstreet has created a sequence of written piece to exemplify the essence of puritan ideology. The poetries characterizes other Puritanical literature by discussing the same laws or rules that the religion follows. The poet utilizes diction and allusion to connect with past biblical reference. Bradstreet uses diction to symbolize what she is saying about puritans and what is expected of them…

Anne Bradstreet: A Groundbreaking Poet Anne Bradstreet was born in Northamptonshire, England in 1612. She was educated in literature and history in Greek, Latin, French, Hebrew, and English. Many experiences affected her writing. For example, her friend, Anne Hutchinson, was banished and killed caused by her beliefs. Anne Bradstreet is a groundbreaking poet due to her unique poems, applicable themes, and her impact in puritan society. First of all, the poem, “To My Dear and Loving…

God as a mentor trying to keep Christians on the right track and in her case burning down her house prevented her from being too proud of her possesions. In short words, God burnt her house down to teach Bradstreet that she needs to be happy about her life not about her prizes possessions, Bradstreet obtains the message and praises God for it. (You need to identify the title of the work. You mention Bradstreet’s name at the very end, but you don’t spend any time developing who she is and why…

Bradstreet, Wollstonecraft, and the Role of Women in Society In the 17th and 18th centuries, women were expected to stay at home, raise children, and not have political opinions. Both Mary Wollstonecraft and Anne Bradstreet believed that they, along with all other women, were capable and deserved to do more than home making. The works of Bradstreet and Wollstonecraft demonstrate the role of women in society by explaining everyday life as a woman and arguing that women deserve the right to have…

Anne Bradstreet was born as Anne Dudley in Northampton, England in 1612. Her parents were Thomas Dudley, who was a steward of the Earl of Lincoln, and Dorothy Yorke. Anne became very well educated due to her father’s high position, which was unique because most women did not receive an education during this time period. Anne was tutored in many languages such as Greek, Latin, French, Hebrew, and English. She was also tutored in history and literature. When Anne was sixteen, she married…

part of a religious group gave a sense of identity and order within society. Anne Bradstreet, a devout Puritan woman in the Seventeenth century, let her religion define her and guide her throughout the teachings of life, this is particularly evident within her writing. Within her poetry, Bradstreet presents herself to the reader as self-flagellating and unworthy. This is particularly evident in “The Prologue”, Bradstreet presents herself politely humble whilst putting her writing to shame as…

three poems I chose to analyze are “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, and “When I Have Fears” by John Keats. In all honesty, I flipped thru the book and read different poems until I found ones I liked and were able to understand the basic concept of the poem. In fact, doing research on the authors gave me a better understanding of their poems, for example Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan and her poems were emotions she could not express to…

While both of these poems are praise poems, there are certain sections where it seems as though Bradstreet it trying to justify her admiration and convince the audience that Queen Elizabeth I is worth their attention and admiration. This need for justification is clearly rooted in the subject’s gender, “She hath wip’d off th’ aspersion of her Sex, / That women wisdom lack to play the Rex” (Bradstreet, lines 2.11-2.12). The poet acknowledges the fact that up until Queen Elizabeth I’s reign, and…

Feminism is still going on in today's society. Women are still fighting to gain equality. During Anne Bradstreet's time, women had to live up to the Puritan rules in their everyday life. They had to do the duties of woman and nothing else (Blackstock). Anne Bradstreet's father, Thomas Dudley, wanted his daughter to be well-educated and her works proved it (Blackstock). They published her works under her brother-in-law name because in the Puritan society, it was offensive to write poetry because…

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor both use Puritan elements in their poems. Bradstreet conveys her ideas through one of her past experiences, while Taylor uses a lot of physical to nonphysical comparisons to bring forth his ideas. In looking at the poems of Bradstreet and Taylor, one must examine Bradstreet’s idea of becoming less worldly, and Taylor’s notion on how to become moral. We will find that they both talk about the same topic in their poems, which is devotion and loyalty to God. In…