“To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet

Reading Strategy To better understand a poem’s essential meaning, paraphrase it, or restate it in your own words. Rewrite each sentence or clause in language and word order you understand. Poet’s Version My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. Paraphrase My love is so strong that rivers cannot relieve its thirst; only your love will satisfy me. Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc, or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Puritan Plain Style is characterized by short words direct statements Literary Analysis Puritan Plain Style is characterized by short words direct statements references to everyday objects and experiences Stanza: a group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph) Syntax: arrangement of words in sentences. EX: She sometimes omits words Inversion: the placing of sentence elements out of normal position. EX: Instead of “let’s so persevere in love,” she says “in love let’s so persevere.” Copyright © 2010 by Pearson Education, Inc, or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Write down the definition for each word in your notes Vocabulary (page 74) Quench Recompense Manifold Persevere Write down the definition for each word in your notes