A Letter to her Husband, Absent upon Public Engagement by Anne Bradstreet (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Century 'Letter to her Husband' written
Century 'Letter to her Husband' written
Mid-17th century
Bradstreet's significance in American poetry
Bradstreet's significance in American poetry
First published American poet
Structure: stanza & line count of poem
Structure: stanza & line count of poem
Single stanza with 28 lines
Rhyme scheme in 'Letter to her Husband'
Rhyme scheme in 'Letter to her Husband'
AABB
Metre of 'Letter to her Husband'
Metre of 'Letter to her Husband'
Iambic pentameter
Main metaphor for husband & wife relationship
Main metaphor for husband & wife relationship
Sun and earth
Type of allusion in poem
Type of allusion in poem
Astrological concepts/zodiac
Theme: speaker's state without husband
Theme: speaker's state without husband
Unity and dependence
Biblical phrase showing marital unity
Biblical phrase showing marital unity
Flesh of thy flesh, bone of thy bone
'Fruits' speaker bore through husband's 'heat'
'Fruits' speaker bore through husband's 'heat'
Their children