ANNE BRADSTREETANNE BRADSTREET

CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST EVER CONSIDERED TO BE THE FIRST EVER AMERICAN POETAMERICAN POET DAUGHTER OF PURITAN SEPARATISTS IN DAUGHTER OF PURITAN SEPARATISTS IN

ENGLANDENGLAND MARRIED AT 16 TO A PURITAN MINISTERMARRIED AT 16 TO A PURITAN MINISTER

EMIGRATED TO COLONIES AT 18EMIGRATED TO COLONIES AT 18 MOTHER OF 8MOTHER OF 8 EXPOSED TO CONTEMPORARY POETRY OF EXPOSED TO CONTEMPORARY POETRY OF

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE—ONE OF HER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE—ONE OF HER INFLUENCESINFLUENCES

Anne BradstreetAnne Bradstreet

***POETRY WAS FROWNED ON BY THE PURITAN ***POETRY WAS FROWNED ON BY THE PURITAN COMMUNITY—IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE AN COMMUNITY—IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE AN IDLE VANITY THAT OPENED THE MIND TO THE IDLE VANITY THAT OPENED THE MIND TO THE DEVILDEVIL BRADSTREET’S POETRY WAS NEVER INTENDED BRADSTREET’S POETRY WAS NEVER INTENDED

FOR AN AUDIENCEFOR AN AUDIENCE SHE VIEWED POETRY AS A TOOL FOR SELF REFLECTION SHE VIEWED POETRY AS A TOOL FOR SELF REFLECTION POEMS WERE TAKEN WITHOUT HER PERMISSION BY POEMS WERE TAKEN WITHOUT HER PERMISSION BY

HER BROTHER IN LAW—HE PUBLISHED THEM IN HER BROTHER IN LAW—HE PUBLISHED THEM IN ENGLAND WITHOUT HER CONSENTENGLAND WITHOUT HER CONSENT

THE TENTH MUSE LATELY SPRUNG UP IN AMERICATHE TENTH MUSE LATELY SPRUNG UP IN AMERICA

LITERARY ELEMENTSLITERARY ELEMENTS

INVERSIONINVERSION: CHANGING THE NORMAL : CHANGING THE NORMAL WORD ORDER OF A LINE OF POETRY IN WORD ORDER OF A LINE OF POETRY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE RHYME ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE RHYME SCHEME OR METERSCHEME OR METER

EXTENDED METAPHOREXTENDED METAPHOR: JUST LIKE A : JUST LIKE A REGULAR METAPHOR, BUT IT IS REGULAR METAPHOR, BUT IT IS DEVELOPED OVER SEVERAL LINES OF DEVELOPED OVER SEVERAL LINES OF POETRYPOETRY

ALLITERATIONALLITERATION: REPETITION OF : REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNINGS CONSONANT SOUNDS AT THE BEGINNINGS OF WORDSOF WORDS

LITERARY ELEMENTSLITERARY ELEMENTS METERMETER: PATTERN OF UNSTRESSED AND STRESSED : PATTERN OF UNSTRESSED AND STRESSED

SYLLABLES IN POETRYSYLLABLES IN POETRY IAMBIAMB: A FOOT OF POETRY CHARACTERIZED BY ONE : A FOOT OF POETRY CHARACTERIZED BY ONE

UNSTRESSED SYLLABLE FOLLOWED BY A STRESSED UNSTRESSED SYLLABLE FOLLOWED BY A STRESSED SYLLABLESYLLABLE

ASSUME FIRST THAT THE POEM IS WRITTEN USING ASSUME FIRST THAT THE POEM IS WRITTEN USING IAMBS…THEN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY STRESSED IAMBS…THEN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY STRESSED SYLLABLES THERE ARE TO DETERMINE THE METERSYLLABLES THERE ARE TO DETERMINE THE METER

--3 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: --3 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: TRIMETERTRIMETER --4 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: --4 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: TETRAMETERTETRAMETER --5 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: --5 STRESSED SYLLABLES/LINE: PENTAMETERPENTAMETER

RHYME SCHEMERHYME SCHEME: pattern of end rhyme used in a poem: pattern of end rhyme used in a poem Assign first line the letter “a”Assign first line the letter “a” If the second line rhymes with the first line, it is also “a”If the second line rhymes with the first line, it is also “a” If the second line doesn’t rhyme with the first, label it “b”If the second line doesn’t rhyme with the first, label it “b”

““To My Dear and Loving To My Dear and Loving Husband”Husband”

P. 139—due by end of modP. 139—due by end of mod Table work: partner up—no more than three Table work: partner up—no more than three

Read thru poemRead thru poem 1. Complete analysis of rhyme scheme and write out rhyme scheme 1. Complete analysis of rhyme scheme and write out rhyme scheme

patternpattern 2. write out first two lines of poem and scan the meter 2. write out first two lines of poem and scan the meter

(unstressed/stressed)—then determine what the meter of the poem is (unstressed/stressed)—then determine what the meter of the poem is (trimeter, tetrameter, or pentameter)(trimeter, tetrameter, or pentameter)

3. list all archaic language used in poem—and translate the archaic 3. list all archaic language used in poem—and translate the archaic language to regular Englishlanguage to regular English

4. list out three comparisons (similes or metaphors) that Bradstreet makes 4. list out three comparisons (similes or metaphors) that Bradstreet makes when comparing her lovewhen comparing her love

5. What do the last two lines of the poem mean? 5. What do the last two lines of the poem mean?

““Upon the Burning of Our House”Upon the Burning of Our House”Table Work—Partner Up and turn to p. 140Table Work—Partner Up and turn to p. 1401.1.Paraphrase (summarize in your own words) the following linesParaphrase (summarize in your own words) the following lines

1-121-12 37-4237-42 13-3613-36 43-5443-54

2.2.Write out two lines of the poem, scan them, and determine the meterWrite out two lines of the poem, scan them, and determine the meter

3.3.Write out the rhyme scheme of the poem (hint: pattern repeats in each stanza)Write out the rhyme scheme of the poem (hint: pattern repeats in each stanza)

4.4.Explain how Bradstreet feels at the end of the poem about Explain how Bradstreet feels at the end of the poem about Her attitude toward wealth and material possessionsHer attitude toward wealth and material possessions Her religious beliefs and valuesHer religious beliefs and values

5.5.Identify and explain the extended metaphor in lines 43-50. How does Identify and explain the extended metaphor in lines 43-50. How does Bradstreet continue the metaphor over 7 lines of poetry? Bradstreet continue the metaphor over 7 lines of poetry? 6.6.Find one example of…Find one example of…

1.1. AlliterationAlliteration

2.2. Visual imageryVisual imagery

3.3. Auditory imageryAuditory imagery