... 1612 into a puritan family. She came from England then came to America. One of the most important things in her life was not poetry but religion and the love for God. She gave birth two eight glorious children. She raised them in the wilderness. And then started to revise but some of her works were lost in ... came from the famous writers in history; such as Shakespeare. Secondly, Puritanism was in her life. That's what she basisd her poems on as well because of the love of God. And to understand were it came from, The history of puritanism's doctrine's belief was that all humans are si...

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... ." 2. The last two lines of the poems read, "Then while we live, in love let's so persevere / That when we live no more, we may live ever." This means that while she and her husband live, their love must persevere so when they die, they can live together forever. 3. Bradstreet expresses how ... much she loves her husband by using the phrases "Thy love is such I can no way repay" and "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold." Also she expresses the emotion of happiness when she writes, "If ever wife was happy in ... 4. Often newlyweds feel the same way about their partner as Anne...

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... God. Anne's father and husband both served several terms as governor of the colony, were Anne's identity is primarily linked. Though she appreciated their love and protection, "any woman who sought to use her wit, charm, or intelligence in the community at large found herself ridiculed, banished, or executed ... and especially why she kept her more personal works, private. When her parents died, she wrote Epitaph's for both of them. This showed her love for them, as well as models of male and female behavior in the Puritan culture. An Epitaph on my dear and ever honored mother, Mrs ... ...

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... poems show that she was a strong believer in God. Anne Bradstreet's compassion for her children and husband is also stressed in her lyric poetry. For example, Bradstreet states, " I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold" ("Husband"5). Bradstreet means that her love for her husband is worth more than any materialistic thing, such as gold. She also says," My ... love is such that rivers cannot quench" ("Husband"7). This statement shows the reader that her love for her husband is so strong that nothing can bring it to an end. Bradstreet also states " I happy am, if well with you" ("...

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... America's first poet. Her writing reflects the constant struggles that she had to endure as a Puritan woman in the seventeenth century, as well as her love and devotion to her husband and children. There are two different sides to Bradstreet, one being formal and the other, more personal. She is also a ... did Bradstreet's writing speak of her rights from a feminist perspective, they also show her interest in the physical life and shows her concern with life and love. A good example of this is "To My Dear and Loving Husband", which is dedicated to her husband, Simon Bradstreet. In this p...

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... Bradstreet to have a comfortable life. Having led a sheltered life, young Anne Dudley married Simon Bradstreet. Knowing them so very well, we all know that they were both very much in love with each other. Reaching this new land, Anne realized that her near future was filled with hardships. Anne was then plagued by smallpox; although her beliefs were severely tested, she ... disbelief waged on as each tragic event added to another. Her house burning down was one of the most tragic events that happened to her. Miraculously, faith won and Anne's love for poetry made it impossible not to e...

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... took him in as if he was his own son. He taught him the business and the ways of God. While working with Thomas he met Anne and fell in love with her. When Anne was sixteen years old Simon asked her to marry him, and she said yes. Anne then came down with smallpox and was left with many ugly ... 1672 leaving her friends and family behind and leaving the world her wonderful works, which we still read today. Anne's husband played a major part in her writing career. She wrote love poems about him and poems about her family and everyday life. Most poems that she wrote was about God and the ...

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... within his poems. His writings seem to create a direct dialogue between him and God. This differs from Bradstreet's work. "Her work extended out of the area of the metaphysical, her love life, women's issues, the country, and her family" (Reading Edward Taylor) Edward Taylor's Calvinist and Puritan beliefs are heavily influenced in his sermons and writings. "As is confirmed in many ... ...

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... why she was writing, because in that day in time women only wrote, for the public, for money. "To My Dear and Loving Husband," I could tell that she had much love for her husband. I could tell how much she missed him while he was away. She believes in God; so therefore; her seeing all the evil going on in brings her ... ...

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