Poetry has always been a vital part of humanity’s history. It shares a piece of the past while also showing the poet’s skills. One famous female poet of the past is Anne Bradstreet. Anne Bradstreet holds a reputation of being the first female poet acknowledged as a successful New World Poet, an admirable position. Although she wrote many reputable poems in her time, she had to endure the gender bias as a woman. Some of her beliefs were rejected since they were still new to her era. Despite the troubles in her life, especially in the latter half, she still wrote and published many poems that hold great impact on people while expressing her beliefs.
Anne’s childhood was one of the major factors deeply influencing her poetry. Her exact birthday …show more content…
It details the traditional Puritans’ concerns in life like death. “My race is run, my thread spun / lo, here is fatal death” is an interesting way to express that the speaker is near their death (3-4). Beautifully composed, the speaker talks about the shortness of life while also describing their intent to carry out God’s will. There is a end rime scheme which sets rhythmical pattern, which makes reading the poem easy and fun. There are religious allusions like “Adam” and “God” which drives further in the point that this poem is concerned about religion. One part of the poem is “O bubble blast” which is an alliteration, but is also funny to see in a poem, especially since it is supposed to convey a serious message about following God …show more content…
One example of this is her poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband.” The poem describes her love for her husband and her happiness as a wife. There is an end rhyme scheme which makes every two line feel like a couplet. The tone is romantic and joyful as seen when the she states in the very first line, “If ever two were one, then surely we.” The poem is personal and continues talking about the love she has for him. There are still an allusion to religion from the word “heavens.” It is a much shorter piece than “Upon a Fit of Sickness,” but it still vividly expresses her love. This piece is one of the positive few which seem to have no depressing or gloomy
Anne’s childhood was one of the major factors deeply influencing her poetry. Her exact birthday …show more content…
It details the traditional Puritans’ concerns in life like death. “My race is run, my thread spun / lo, here is fatal death” is an interesting way to express that the speaker is near their death (3-4). Beautifully composed, the speaker talks about the shortness of life while also describing their intent to carry out God’s will. There is a end rime scheme which sets rhythmical pattern, which makes reading the poem easy and fun. There are religious allusions like “Adam” and “God” which drives further in the point that this poem is concerned about religion. One part of the poem is “O bubble blast” which is an alliteration, but is also funny to see in a poem, especially since it is supposed to convey a serious message about following God …show more content…
One example of this is her poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband.” The poem describes her love for her husband and her happiness as a wife. There is an end rhyme scheme which makes every two line feel like a couplet. The tone is romantic and joyful as seen when the she states in the very first line, “If ever two were one, then surely we.” The poem is personal and continues talking about the love she has for him. There are still an allusion to religion from the word “heavens.” It is a much shorter piece than “Upon a Fit of Sickness,” but it still vividly expresses her love. This piece is one of the positive few which seem to have no depressing or gloomy