Rhyme scheme of rima liii
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The Prologue- POEM
By Anne Bradstreet-1650
-allusions to Greeks, Christianity, feminism...
-light-hearted tone. Critical of those who restrict women’s role. Humble, critic angry tone.
-better with needle” even she writes something worthy critics will say is copied or luck
-humility
-verse, 8 stanzas, iambic pentameter ABABCC-daDum da Dum x5
-metaphors “the pen” & metonymy (big idea by referring to one small part)
-symbols: needle, war, tongue
Tongue: metonymy=power of speech
-Purpose: role as female in a male-dominated Puritan society
To my dear and loving husband-POEM
Anne Bradstreet-1650 “Selected Poems”
-iambic pentameter
-rhyme scheme: AABBCCDD*EEFF. This is rhyming COUPLES.
-“Ever” 4 times in the poem, in such a short poem it stands out.
-Love, money and payment: gold and metaphors
-Immigrant to the Massachusetts bay Colony