To my dear loving husband
What is the rhyme scheme in "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?
rhyming couplets
Which element in the first stanza of the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" is an example of Puritan Plain Style? If ever two were one, then surely we./ If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;/ If ever wife was happy in a man,/ Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
simple, common words
In "To My Dear and Loving Husband," who does the speaker hope will repay her husband for his love?
the heavens
Who does the speaker address other than her husband?
other women
What main emotion does Anne Bradstreet express in her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?
Happiness in her love for her husband
Which statement below is the best paraphrase of this line from "To My Dear and Loving Husband"? If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
I love you more than any other wife could love her husband.
Which statement below is the best paraphrase of these concluding lines? Then while we live in love, let's so persevere,/ That when we live no more, we may live ever.
Let us love so faithfully that we will meet in heaven and live forever.
How much does the speaker in "To My Dear and Loving Husband" "prize" her husband?
More than all the riches in the East
Why does the speaker say, "Compare with me, ye women, if you can"?
She is setting forth a challenge to other women in her community.
In the second stanza of "To My Dear and Loving Husband," what do the references to treasure and riches make clear about her love?
The value of her husband's love for her.
Which element of Puritan Plain Style is most obvious in this statement? Thy love is such I can no way repay
a simple, direct statement
When the poet says "My love is such that rivers cannot quench...," to what is she comparing her love?
a thirst
According to the speaker in "To My Dear and Loving Husband," what is the only way in which her husband can repay her for her love?
by showing love to her
How does the speaker in "To My Dear and Loving Husband" want her husband to be rewarded for his love of her?
by the heavens
What reward will their love bring to the couple in "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?
everlasting life
In Anne Bradstreet's poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband," what is the only thing that can "quench" the speaker's love?
her husband's reciprocation
"Thee" sounds very formal, but the use of that word actually shows what?
intimacy
