American poet Anne Bradstreet manipulates a vast‚ dizzying array of metaphoric techniques in her most widely known poem. “The Author to Her Book” is an extended metaphor comparing the relationship of an author and her writings to the relationship between a parent and a child. Throughout the text‚ Bradstreet employs similes and metaphors to capture the attitude emotions felt by Bradstreet and how it conflicts with the puritan society that frowns upon her appreciation of her talents and role as a poet
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Author to Her Book‚” Anne Bradstreet refers to her book like it is her child. Just like a mother critiques her child as she walks out the door‚ Bradstreet critiques her book before the second edition is published. The poem is her outlet for her emotions regarding the exposure of the first edition‚ which was published without her knowledge. Bradstreet uses a conceit supported by metaphors throughout the poem‚ to express maternal feelings such as pride‚ frustration and protectiveness toward her book.
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Throughout “How I Met My Husband” by Alice Munro there are some points of suspense and uncertainty as to which direction the story will head. First‚ how the relationship between Mrs. Peebles and Edie catapult Edie to new relationships. Then there is wondering where the relationship between Edie and Chris will head. This causes the short story to have two types of irony‚ situational and dramatic because of the direction the story starts off then changes and ends up. Edie is a fifteen year old girl
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In Anne Bradstreet’s poem “The Author to Her Book” she expresses her attitude of being embarrassed because sees so many flaws and mistakes in her writing‚ as a parent may see in their child but loving and apologetic because it is her own and she can’t make it better. Bradstreet’s use of the extended metaphor of the book being her offspring expresses her attitudes of embarrassment and love. The first metaphor is of her book to a child‚ this is the controlling metaphor. The first line: “Thou ill-formed
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Anne is maturing in regards to her relationship with her mom in many different ways. Anne is getting better with her and her mom’s relationship‚ in mostly good ways. Anne feels different about her now than from when they started hiding. Anne is maturing her and her mother’s relationship by how to manage her anger‚ starting to understand mummy‚ and move past the past. First of all‚ Anne realizes how many bad things she wrote about mummy in the past and talks a little about how harsh she was on mummy
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example of a woman’s dissatisfaction with her husband and her life. There are several themes that arise from this story. Love and marriage‚ however‚ is the main theme. Katherine Ames is ignored by her spouse on a daily basis. Mr. Ames is too concerned with his astronomy work that he forgets to give any attention to Mrs. Ames. He rarely speaks or even listens to her. He is totally unconcerned with everything that goes on in his home‚ and leaves all the work for her to do. Boyle uses comparisons between
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of god in their writings. Anne Bradstreet’s poems “To My Dear And Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of our House” as well as Jonathan Edwards sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” are great examples of puritan writing. Both of these writers express similarities in their religious values and use plenty of figurative language to express their ideas to their audience. Both Bradstreet and Edwards showed their religious values in their writings often. Bradstreet states‚ “I blest His name
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the baby prince. The only way she could be bailed out of the dungeon was to win the battle against the king. Poketta had promised Loretta she would save her from the king. However‚ the time was ticking. Poketta knew she could not conquer the king by herself therefore‚ she needed someone else. Poketta’s father‚ Henry‚ agreed to help her save her sister. Henry and Poketta set off for their journey with spears‚ knives‚ padding‚ food‚ and
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in an abusive relationship with her husband for years; she had recently divorced her husband because of the abuse. He would continue to call her‚ threaten her‚ and telling her no one else would have her. She had gotten several restraining orders against him and reported all of his threatening phone calls to the police‚ but for some reason this was still not enough. On one Tuesday evening‚ before my cousin was getting ready to leave for work‚ she expressed to her mom that she had this strange
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In Anne Bradstreet’s book‚ “The Author to Her Book‚” a poem is metaphorically written about the struggles faced in motherhood. The author compares her book to a child‚ that she is later unsatisfied with‚ although her friends think it is good. The author tries to care for it‚ protect it‚ and wash its face just like a mother would care for her child. The mother (author) is far from perfect when it comes to parenting skills for this child (book). She feels as if her book will never be written the way
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