1. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet

2. 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.
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3. 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.”
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4. 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