In Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ “ In Reference to Her Children”‚ Bradstreet reveals the mixed emotions she experiences after her children move out of the house. Throughout the poem‚ Bradstreet metaphorically speaks of her family. She refers to her home as the nest‚ and her eight children as birds. At the beginning of the poem‚ Bradstreet pridefully boasts about nurturing her children. However‚ pride eventually turns into grief once her eldest son moves away. Bradstreet continues to grieve over the five
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Anne Bradstreet: Poems Summary and Analysis of "The Flesh and the Spirit" Summary: The poet describes walking by the secret place on the banks of the Lacrim and overhearing a conversation between two sisters; one called "Flesh" and the other named "Spirit." Flesh asks her sister why she prefers to survive on meditation alone‚ and how quiet contemplation can be satisfying. She wonders if her sister ever dreams of anything beyond the moon and asks if she is "fancy-sick." Flesh wants to try to show
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Oh God Help Me The poem For Deliverance from a Fever is a beautiful poem by Anne Bradstreet. The use of rhyme and rhythm throughout this poem depicts to me that Anne had an exceptional understanding of poetry and how to write poetry. Anne uses a great array of words to make the poem more appealing to not only the reader but also herself. This finely written poem portrays to me that Anne was a very spiritual women but maybe had doubts about everything going on around her. The course of this
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“Out‚Out—“ 1. In line 15‚ Frost describes the saw as being sinister. He infers that the saw has a mind of its own‚ by stating that the saw jumped out of the boy’s hand and cut the boy’s hand terribly. Frost also makes it seem as if the saw is in a way‚ like a friend. He does this by demonstrating that using the saw is an advantage for the boy because it is making his job ten times easier. Without the saw‚ the boy would spend hours cutting through the wood. 2. In Frost’s poem‚ the people that
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dog could live without my grandpa; the dog felt lonely and that’s what killed him. Many people say that animals don’t have emotions or feelings. Some people say that animals are just wild creatures that we can use in our advantage. Or maybe‚ animals are just in this planet to use their fur‚ their skin or to use them in scientific tests. Many people don’t believe that animals have
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In the three poems Anne Bradstreet writes in memory of her grandchildren−Elizabeth‚ Anne‚ and Simon−she expresses grief and sorrow and doubts the intention of God’s will. Her emotion evolves in each poem from quiet acceptance to thinly veiled sarcasm. This progression represents Bradstreet’s ongoing struggle to embrace the traditional Puritanical view of accepting God’s will as final explanation of all things. Throughout her life‚ Bradstreet suffers her share of personal tragedy‚ and in the
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The poem “Mother to Son” addresses the theme of overcoming racial discrimination. The speaker of the poem is a mother lecturing her son. By referring to her life as not being a “crystal staircase” would suggest a lifestyle that is simple‚ beautiful‚ and luxurious (). The life she speaks of is only for people with privilege‚ specifically white people. The speaker reflects on her life‚ stating how it has never been easy for her. The description of her life evokes sympathy. The speaker describes her
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Part 1: Short Answer Answer the questions below on The Scarlet Letter and "In Reference to Her Children." Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences. 1.Identify and explain an emotion that Bradstreet expresses in her poem that any mother might have. Any mother would feel the same stress she did towards her children. 2.Read Bradstreet’s biography. List two hardships she endured throughout her life. Then‚ in at least two sentences‚ explain how these hardships might have influenced her
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and Ann Bradstreet Study Questions For Lesson Notes (1-7) and for Lesson Completion (8-13) Part One (To complete upon viewing the ppt. presentation) 1) Based on what we know about the Puritans and how they viewed worldly objects and creative expression‚ why would it seem ironic that there are several among them who remain influential poets today? It would seem ironic because they had left few personal belongings behind them‚ but puritans confined within their culture so they can have a personal
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Promote Communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate Communication is very important and can be non-verbal: making eye contact‚ body language and gestures‚ verbal: talking‚ singing‚ listening and responding‚ and written. People communicate usually to provide or receive information. The information provided can be passed on and used for teaching and learning. It is also used to share our ideas and thoughts
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