SOPHS--Lab Day Sept. 29---Anne Bradstreet

Go to annebradstreet.com and read the biography of this colonial poet. Know the important basic facts and accomplishments of her life.

Then read the two poems that can be found on the site: the Prologue and To My Dear and Loving Husband.

Be able to explain the allusions in the Prologue to Bartas, Calliope, and the act of receiving a bay or laurel wreath. Be able to talk about what she perceived was her role as a female poet.

Be able to discuss the poetics of To My Dear and Loving Husband (rhyme scheme, meter, line length, and poetic devices, etc.). The meaning of the poem is clear--she loves her husband more than anything in the world.

NOTE: you may need to take some notes in order to be able to talk about these items in class (or take a quiz on them)