Anne Bradstreet s Poem, Before The Birth Of One Of Her...

According to literary critics, Anne Bradstreet writes her poetry using one of two voices or sometimes both. One of Annes voices being Mistress Bradstreet— a good puritan wife and mother. Anne Bradstreet uses topic, tone, diction, and imagery to develop the voice of Mistress Bradstreet in her poem â€Å"Before the Birth of One of Her Children.† After reading this poem, I immediately identified the voice of Mistress Bradstreet in the topic. Anne, preparing for the possibility of death during childbirth, writes a farewell poem to her husband. Along with stating her farewells, Anne makes a few request for her husband. One of the request Anne writes is for her husband to continue to love her, even after the grief of her passing is gone. Her second request comes from complete and utter selflessness, â€Å"The many faults that well you know I have let be interred in my oblivious grave.† In translation, Anne would like for her mistakes, misfortune, and any unsatisfactor y features to pass away and not burden her husband (15-16). I can only hope I will be at least half the wife Anne is in her poetry. Anne’s final requests is for her husband to protect their children from a wicked step mother. The more I read this poem, the more respect I have for Anne Bradstreet. Anne addresses the idea of her husband marrying another woman and instead of being jealous or selfish, she thinks of her children s quality of life. A family needs a mother, and Anne acknowledging that fact proves that this isShow MoreRelatedAnne Bradstreet : The First American Poet And Woman Writer Of America924 Words   |  4 Pages Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was the first American poet and woman writer of America. 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