Puritan Poetry: Huswifery and To My Dear and Loving Husband

What is the significance of the poem's title, "To My Dear and Loving Husband"?

• It shows the speaker's affection towards her husband

• It highlights the traditional gender roles in marriage

• It reflects the societal expectations of love and marriage

• It emphasizes the speaker's devotion and commitment to her husband

What is the effect of the description within the following lines?"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,Or all the riches that the East doth hold."

• It values the beauty of having various possessions.

• It states how much the speaker treasures her husband.

• It shows the award one will earn when traveling overseas.

• It demonstrates how the husband values wealth over anything else.

What is the speaker's purpose in the following line?"Compare with me, ye women, if you can"

• To argue that she loves more strongly than other wives

• To highlight how different she is from other women

• To exaggerate her love for her husband

• To defend her rights as a mother

How does the structure of the poem affect its meaning?

• The middle of the poem contradicts the speaker's view of her husband.

• The end reinforces the beginning by referencing the couple's unity.

• The last stanza weakens the overall mood of sorrow and despair.

• The entire poem is supported by examples of why she loves.

Which are two reasons the author uses rhyming couplets throughout the poem?

• To clarify the relationship of the author and her husband

• To create a musical quality in the selection

• To convey the setting of the selection

• To echo the pairing of the author and her husband

• To persuade people to imagine the importance of their marriages

What do the following lines reveal about the speaker?"Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray"

• Her frustration with the inability to pay debt

• Her graterfulness for her husband's devotion

• Her thankfulness for being able to love

• Her inexperience with a dying love

The speaker's primary audience is --

• God

• her husband

• other married women

• jealous lovers

What is the Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America?

• A book of poems by Anne Bradstreet

• A Romantic Comedy by William Shakespeare

• A historical account by William Bradford

Who is Anne Bradstreet

• A Puritan poet

• A Pilgrim Historian

• An Native American Lore

• First American Poet

Which are examples of Puritan Plain Style?

• Familiar objects/experiences

• Short words 

• Direct statement 

• High emotions