English III "TO MY DEAR AND LOVING HUSBAND" AND "A LETTER TO HER HUSBAND": POETIC THEME

The Mayflower Compact established the first democratic government based on _____ equal to those made with God.

covenants

The final lines of the two poems _____.

define the poet's belief

In Puritan literature, which is based on Bible references, the primary intention is to _____.

educate those who will receive salvation

Anne Bradstreet's love poems are considered feminist literature because _____.

equal love with her husband means they are equals

The theme of a poem describes the _____ and the tone of a poem reveals the _____.

subject/emotion

Which statement below is an incorrect description of the role Puritan women played in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

Women could attend school.

Describe the traditions of Puritan life that Anne Bradstreet challenged with her love poems. Your answer should be at least 100 words.

In her love poems Anne Bradstreet expresses her love for her husband as an equal exchange of desire and devotion that creates a marital balance. For puritans, faithfulness was manifested in their devotion to worshiping God. In comparing her love towards her husband and love towards God, she seems to consider marital love as a mirror of the love between God and humans. In conclusion, she's contridicting puritan belief. The topic of romantic love was forbidden in puritan conversations. also, puritan woman were limited to the responsibilities of the home. Woman would only speak at home and never in public

The use of _____ in poetry is what distinguishes it from other literary forms of fiction and drama.

precise word choice

In both of the love poems "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and "A Letter to Her Husband, Absent Upon Public Employment," the final line expresses the poet's belief that _____.

profound love exists on earth and continues in the afterlife