Alliteration is used in the poem “In my Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet” in order to make known and emphasize the authors feeling of loss. The use of the letter f, used in the word “farewell” (line 1-3) helps readers understand she is going through a tragic loss. She uses the letter f as a way to remember her “… dear babe” (1). In the second stanza Bradstreet relates the cycle of nature to her tragic loss. In the first stanza Bradstreet is making readers aware of her few but happy fragments and memories of her granddaughter. After the first stanza her mood shifts, she uses the word fall which is most of the time negative. Even though Bradstreet’s reminiscent of her granddaughter is happy in the first stanza, it is clear
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In the first stanza Bradstreet uses the letter f in “farewell” (1-3). She uses these first three lines allowing the readers to realize her memories for her grandchild are pure. We see a sudden change in line 5 when she says, “why should I once bewail thy fate” (5). This line is sarcastic and can later be connected to a line in the in her second stanza. Even though the first stanza is filled with loving memories, Bradstreet shifts her focus in the second stanza. She uses the letter f in the word “fall” (8). The verb “fall” is almost always used for negativity. This makes sense because in this stanza Bradstreet speaks of nature and how nature completes its cycle. There is jealousy in her tone/words. In the last line of the poem Bradstreet uses the word “fate” once again. “Is by His hand alone that guides nature and fate” (13). The first time Bradstreet used the word “fate” she used it in a sarcastic way, meaning that she is being sarcastic once again. Anne Bradstreet helps the us, the readers remember the pure joy of her granddaughter, as well as feeling her anger with God himself. With a little bit of interpretation and understanding the meaning and whole idea of this poem becomes clear. She does all this by using alliteration with the letter
In the first stanza Bradstreet uses the letter f in “farewell” (1-3). She uses these first three lines allowing the readers to realize her memories for her grandchild are pure. We see a sudden change in line 5 when she says, “why should I once bewail thy fate” (5). This line is sarcastic and can later be connected to a line in the in her second stanza. Even though the first stanza is filled with loving memories, Bradstreet shifts her focus in the second stanza. She uses the letter f in the word “fall” (8). The verb “fall” is almost always used for negativity. This makes sense because in this stanza Bradstreet speaks of nature and how nature completes its cycle. There is jealousy in her tone/words. In the last line of the poem Bradstreet uses the word “fate” once again. “Is by His hand alone that guides nature and fate” (13). The first time Bradstreet used the word “fate” she used it in a sarcastic way, meaning that she is being sarcastic once again. Anne Bradstreet helps the us, the readers remember the pure joy of her granddaughter, as well as feeling her anger with God himself. With a little bit of interpretation and understanding the meaning and whole idea of this poem becomes clear. She does all this by using alliteration with the letter