"To My Dear and Loving Husband"

The speaker's primary audience is --

• God
• her husband
• other married women
• jealous lovers

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In the poem, the phrase Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense (line 8), most nearly means -

• All I’ve earned and desire from you is your love in return
• As my husband, you owe me much more than love
• I love you even if you do not return my love as you should
• We deserve more from life, but our love is enough to sustain

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

The poem’s final three lines signals a shift from—

• A hopeful tone to an anxious tone
• An attitude of speculation to one of conviction
• realism to fantasy
• worldly concerns to spiritual concerns

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband," Anne compares her love for her husband to what?

• the moon and stars

• a deep ocean

• a lonely forest

• all of the riches of the East

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In line 1, the author uses the figurative language If ever two were one, then surely we to illustrate that -

• her and her husband's connection exemplifies unity.

• people change dramatically when they enter a relationship.

• her and her husband's experience together is similar to single people's.

• people are expected to share the same mind when they are together.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read this quotation from the poem:

Compare with me, ye women, if you can.

This quotation supports the idea that the poet -

• celebrates many kinds of relationships.

• recognizes the high importance of her love.

• considers her circumstance to be unusual.

• believes that others should have a similar experience.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

The "ye women" to whom the speaker refers are women who are--

• competing for the affection of the speaker's husband
• jealous of the speaker
• also married
• young maidens

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In line 7, the poet describes her own love as -

• difficult to define.

• always visibly changing.

• beyond monetary value.

• impossible to terminate.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read this quotation from the poem:

The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.

In this quotation, the author implies that -

• there are plenty of incentives for her husband to be kind.

• she anticipates spending a long time in her husband's company

• she believes her husband deserves great repayment.

• there is no earthly way to describe her husband's impact.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which statement best explains the main theme of the poem?

• A poet compares her marriage with other couples.

• A poet expresses her unwavering love and affection for her husband.

• A poet highlights the positive benefits of her marriage.

• A poet believes that her husband and she have become the same person

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2