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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Explication of “The Author to Her Book” As shown in "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet‚ perfectionism is not a new phenomenon. Bradstreet uses diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to display her insecurities about‚ and dislike of‚ her own work‚ resulting from the human imperfections that have created an inadequate piece of literature. Her choice of words in this poem reveals that while admitting a close and intimate relationship with it‚ the she is intensely dissatisfied with her book. The words "errors
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Alexia Blair English August 29‚ 2013 Reading Response Bradstreet’s poem “The Author to Her Book” looks at the author’s humiliation at having her work published and exposed to the critical public. Bradstreet uses a child as a metaphor for her book. This explains when she is embarrassed when it is snatched from her and reflects on her as the mother. Regardless of the author’s attachment to her “child‚” she is still ashamed to send it out the door. Almost all the lines of the poem rhyme‚ this
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In her poem “The Author to Her Book‚” poet Anne Bradstreet portrays the feelings one feels as his or her work is read and criticized by others and the eventual acceptance of the faults in the writing. Bradstreet portrays this outlook on the creation process through the use of a metaphor comparing a written work- specifically a “book” in this poem –and a child. Bradstreet uses motherly language and words with a protective connotation in describing her “child” in order to reveal the speaker’s admiration
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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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Author is to Mother as Book is to Child In the poem‚ “ The 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
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In her book‚ "The Author To Her Book"‚ Anne Bradstreet conveys the deep and intricate demeanor of the author towards her work. Bradstreet uses a controlling metaphor of a child and its mother to describe all of these feelings towards one of her other pieces. To do this‚ she incorporates many figurative language devices within the controlling metaphor to help bring her point across to the minds of the readers. They include diction‚ imagery‚ and irony. In order to present the controlling metaphor to
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Anne Bradstreet’s The Author to Her Book describes the complex attitude of the author - specifically the attitude of an author towards her work. Through use of a controlling metaphor‚ that of a child‚ Bradstreet manages to convey all of her feelings towards one of her works. In order to introduce the controlling metaphor of The Author to Her Book‚ Bradstreet begins by using words that allude to the idea of birth. Within line one‚ Bradstreet uses the phrase "offspring of my feeble brain" to show
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conviction‚ they feel everything has a deep impact on their lives. Annie Dillard extrapolates on this in “The Chase” by utilizing extended metaphor and word choice to portray how one should always fully immerse themselves in their endeavors. Annie Dillard states her purpose by sharing a story of her own experience as a child. This extended metaphor depicts a time in her live when she met someone that fully invested themselves in a task. She states‚ “He chased us silently‚ block after block. He chased
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