To My Dear and Loving Husband...

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The paper discusses how the 17th century language used in this poem revolves around an iambic pentameter, which relies on rhyme schemes of couplets over the 12 lines of his poem. The paper explains that in breaking the language of the poem down, one can realize that that the rhyme endings rely on an abcdef format, as none of the line endings are the same in their sound and musical affect. The paper notes that in particular, Bradstreet uses certain word choices that impart the true feeling of the poem.

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"The title of this poem insinuates a feeling that this is merely a simple love poem between husband and wife. However, the ambiguous references to other feminine entities and the manner of materialism in the East (Asia) suggests there is a greater religious symbolism in the word choices that Bradstreet uses. The poem is about a wife's longing to eternally preserve her love in the marriage vows she has taken with her husband. In many ways, Bradstreet elicits the Puritanical views of love that include a sense of predestination in her tone about their past, present and future love."

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