Anne Bradstreet uses one controlling metaphor throughout her poem. She personifies her book as her child. Though she considers it her child, her attitude towards it displays a wide range of negative emotions. These emotions include frustration, shame, and resentment. Bradstreet chooses to compare her piece of work to a child, because so many comparisons are befitting to a living thing. The first line in the poem shows her discontent toward the book she created. She reflects on the "ill-formed offspring of [her] feeble brain" and continues with her thoughts. Her book is then taken away from her...
- Word Count: 351
- Approx Pages: 1
- Grade Level: High School