Anne Bradstreet and her family immigrated to American for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a Puritan and the first American poet. Anne Bradstreet had experienced hardships throughout her entire life. However‚ by God‚ she had done the best she could in order to live. She usually expressed herself through her writings – poetry. At the time when she arrived to the New World‚ the colonists were fighting for surviving due to the lack of foods and the climate. It was very difficult for Anne to adapt
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Response: The Author to Her Book In 1650‚ Anne Bradstreet had her first book of poems‚ Tenth Muse‚ unknowingly published by her brother-in-law. Once she saw her work in print‚ she instantly criticized it‚ as can be seen in this poem. She uses a metaphor comparing her feelings for her work to an unsatisfied parent for a child. Bradstreet uses and irritated tone to display the discontent theme of The Author to Her Book. Because the “rambling brat” belongs to her‚ she declares it “irksome in my sight”
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reading the poem “Her Kind” by Anne Sexton a lot of thought and emotion arises. It leaves a lot to be questioned and can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the reader. I perceive it as the author symbolically describing her experience with manic episodes that she endured‚ but she describes it all in the second person perspective. She writes of a “witch” who is dark spirited‚ “twelve fingered”‚ mentally abnormal‚ and isolated from her community. I translate her description of the
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In the poem Richard Cory ‚by edwin is about a guy that seems to have everything‚the author shows ‚that even if someone has everything it doesn’t mean you are actually happy.This is shown through formal diction‚symbolism‚ and assonance in the poem. Throughout the entire poem‚ the author upholds Richard Cory in a positive pedestal‚But in reality it does not turn out that way As reading the poem further and analyzing it the author describes richard as a admirable person that other people wish to
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2/12/2013 Anne Bradstreet A letter to Her Husband….. a. A woman is speaking about her husband in the poem‚ and I believe it’s the voice of the author Anne Bradstreet. The listener is designated to be her husband. b. She lamented over the departure of her husband‚ the distance between her husband and she had brought great sorrow to her soul. “I‚ like the earth this season‚ mourn in black‚” This simile helps understand her feelings. Her husband presence was of grand significance to her as she
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Anne Sexton can be seen as a confessional poet; in “Her Kind” she reflects on her own personal experiences of womanhood‚ thus being able to create a relatable and intimate tone. Her vivid imagery also allowed the reader to clearly understand and visualize what she had to undergo. Throughout the poem it reflected the expectations and hardships that are placed upon women‚ though it may have been downgrading. The speaker however is not affected; she kept walking towards her dark side‚ stopping for nothing
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society evolved in that females are more empowered? SUMMARY Significant Literary Devices: imagery‚ syntax‚ repetition‚ allusion‚ conceit‚ rhyme scheme Anne Sexton’s ’Her Kind’ is a poem in which the speaker’s pain is expressed through vivid imagery and dismal repetition. The title of this poem is a portion of the refrain‚ "I have been her kind" seen in lines 17‚ 14 and 21. This eludes the reader into thinking they are in the third person observing the speaker’s own life. However‚ we are actually
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Claudia Garces In the poem “Richard Cory”‚ Edwin Arlington Robinson argues that ones outer shell can be deceiving‚ never envy your neighbors fortune. Richard Cory glides through town glowing looking “richer than a king”(9) pretending to have all the happiness anyone ever imagined. This alone causes the envy of the entire town. They probably will never know if he is truly happy or if all this is just another front. “We people”(2) who are never satisfied with our own goals and achievements
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In "The Author to Her Book‚" Bradstreet is inundated in indecision and internal struggles over the virtues and shortfalls of her abilities and the book that she produced. As human beings we associate and sympathize with each other through similar experiences. It is difficult to sympathize with someone when you don’t know where they are coming from and don’t know what they are dealing with. Similar experiences and common bonds are what allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding
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Anne Frank was a fifteen year old girl who hid from the Nazis during WW2. She lived with her family‚ and fell in love with a boy named Peter. Anne died in the concentration camps because she was a Jew. But how did Anne Frank’s relationship reflect my relationship today? Well as I see Anne Frank showed positive attitude to her father. She was always satisfying to him.Her attitude towards her mother was disrespectful.Anne was frustrated hiding in the annex along with 7 people. She still managed to
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