Every poem has a theme or general message that is conveyed by the poet to give a poem meaning. A theme is important to give the reader the importance of the poem and insight into the thought process behind the poem itself. If any work of literature did not have a theme it would literally fall apart even before the reader could finish reading. Theme is necessary to understanding works of literature and create a connection with the authors or poets themselves. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” a poem by Anne Bradstreet has many possible themes, but two that just literally jumps off, the pages are true love and how to cope with a loved ones passing. These two may not be apparent themes at first, but as the reader is pulled deeper into the poem it becomes more ostensible.
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On the surface, it may not seem like there is anything written about death, but looking deeper inside the poem the reader can start to notice it. The poet’s word choice in this quote, “or all the riches that the East doth hold” the East refers to the rebirth and bringing the reader to believe the wife believes in an afterlife (6). The wife may believe in an afterlife to be with her husband again in another life. “The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray,” that when they are to pass their love will extend to heaven and they we be together in heaven (10). The wife and husband want to live on throughout their lives in a way, even if they die their love will still be there. The wife is writing this to her husband or about him giving the reader more of the assumption that either it could just be love letter or she is writing it for a purpose that is more upsetting and heartfelt the way she talks about their love and then about it living on beyond their
In To Kill a Mockingbird, the theme plays an important role during the course of the novel. Theme is a central idea in a work of literature that contains more than one word. It is usually based on an author’s opinion on a subject. The theme of innocence should be protected is found in conflicts, characters, and symbols. In To Kill a Mockingbird, a conflict that connects to the theme that innocence should be protected is the death of Tom Robinson.
One example of the theme occurs when the author first introduces the story. “But the summer I was 9 years old, the town I had always loved morphed into a beautifully heartbreaking and complicated place.” (pg. 1). The author is saying that the year she turned nine, she found out something about her town that broke her heart and changed the way she saw it. This quote is important because it supports the theme. It shows that now she is older she has learned something about her town that made her wiser than when she was younger. She is now more informed because the new information changed her and caused her to begin to mature.
“To My Dear and Loving Husband” uses varying sentences lengths and types. The whole poem is made up of words eight to nine words in length and has complex and compound sentences. For example, “If ever a man were lov’d by wife, then thee; / If ever wife was happy in a man” (2-3). A sort of pattern is formed with these sentences: short, long, short and at the end, long. The poem is not very complex in sentence choice but has semi-long sentences. Meanwhile, “Huswifery” sentences are quite different in length and structure. The entire poem is impressively made up of only nine sentences, varying from six to nine words in each sentence and consisting mostly of simple and short or complex sentences. An example of this in the poem: he yarn is fine” (9). All in all, “Huswifery” is poem of greater height on the writing scale than “To My Dear and Loving
In the poem there are many devices that prove the theme of the poem. For example, in the line “I’m tired of eating just beans” proves that the poet was tired of always eating beans and he wanted to eat something different. Also in the line “So that’s is what I did…. Will somebody please pass the beans?” proves that the poet was not alone and that he changed his mind because instead of eating the sardines, he decided to eat beans. And finally in the
The theme in a story is the message or big idea that the author is trying to reveal in his or her narrative. If there was no underlining theme in Sherman Alexie’s short story, “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” then readers would have no interest in reading the fictional story. Understanding the message that Alexie is trying to display to his readers can vary in many ways and depends on the reader 's understanding of the story. Strong themes that are presented in the fictional tale are man versus self conflict, family, and tribal identity. Victor is a tribal member that has had a rough life and has to deal with his father passing away. Not only does he have to come to terms with his father 's death, but he also has to face his
God; whereas Taylor wrote solely on his love for God. Bradstreet was a pioneer in the idea of writing about loving your husband and self. This was one of her greatest achievements and also greatest gifts to the world, even though it was not appropriate to write about such subjects she did anyway. The combination of Bradstreet and Taylors poetry about love prove to the world that love can exist in any part of life and should be appreciated and
In poetry, it is critical t bring out a theme. This makes the reader learn something and realize what the poet is attempting to say. A good theme can really impact the reader. Most poets use elements of poetry to do this. In Harlem, Langston Hughes uses elements of poetry to show his theme, which is when you give up on your dream, many consequences will arise. In the poem Harlem, Langston Hughes uses many elements of poetry to prove his theme, including similes, diction and personification.
Growing up in the early 1600's was a tough time for many people, especially women. Women were very much discriminated against and made to fulfill the duties that were in the household and nothing else beyond that. Anne Bradstreet was a woman that grew up during this time as a Puritan. Puritans believed that humans could only achieve goodness if they worked hard, were self-disciplined, and constantly examining themselves to make sure that they were living their lives for God. Due to this way of looking at life, Anne Bradstreet had little time for writing her poetry. Being a mother of eight children and a devoted wife one would think that Bradstreet wasn't carrying out her duties to her family and God if she was busy writing poetry. Therefore if people knew that she was writing this poetry she would not want them to think less of her so she would write it in a happy and family oriented sense showing how devoted she was to her family through her poetry. That is why Bradstreet writes how she does in the poem To My Dear and Loving Husband. She writes as if to portray that she has a great relationship with her husband and God. Although from her other poem, Prologue, one can see that underneath she truly feels betrayed by the men in her life and by men in general.
With so much affection and emotion in her writing, Bradstreet’s writing shows that she is very faithful, loving, and passionate. Therefore Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” expresses how much she loves her husband and how great their love is. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband” Bradstreet expresses this when she says:
Millay uses romantic language. That is evident in the first line, "Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink". The romantic aspect of love is shown in the language of this poem. The poem is not directly about two lovers. It is more indirect, this is what two lovers may face. Her language is picturesque. "Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink / And rise and sink and rise and sink again;" It is as if the poem was showing a picture of a man in the sea that is struggling to survive and throughout the course of bobbing up and down he continues to see a pole or paddle, but he just can't reach it. There are more ideas that can be pictured easily throughout the poem, because of the language that Millay uses. "Love can no fill the thickened lung with breath, / Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone;" These lines create an interesting picture in your mind.
Theme is a central message in a literary work, that can usually be expressed as a generalization about people or life. In the story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, the theme is most definitely good versus evil. The text tells how when you’re doing things for the greater cause you’re more likely to succeed. This piece of text show how the characters were showing the act of doing something positive and negative. The author shows this through dialogue and the actions of the characters. As you read, you learn about the power of good versus evil and how it affects everyone. Although I am positively correct, I can understand where people could maybe say that the theme is bravery and loyalty pay off, but I strongly believe that it’s not.
Theme is a subject or topic of the story. It can also be the lesson or moral that the creator wants to get across to the reader. In Mr. Kipling's short story, “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” I know for a fact that the theme for this story is evil is punished and good is rewarded. I know this because the antagonists do bad things throughout the story and soon die. Another example was when Darzee’s wife distracted the female cobra so that the protagonist in the story could get the eggs. However, I can see why people would think the lesson of the story is to never give up, but I know for a fact that it is wrong and I can prove it.
Bradstreet’s version of love is one familiar to many people as able to bear the test of time. She has no doubt that they will love one another forever. This theme is stated within each and every line. Bradstreet even describes her husband’s love for her as “such that she can no way repay” (9), but that the heavens will one day repay him for. This gives their love an added aspect of being blessed and faithful to God. She believes God reward him for the love he showed her, after
After almost four decades ago Anne Bradstreet wrote her two now famous poems “To My Dear Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of Our House”. Today, we recognize these poems as one of the first women’s writing to be published. Although today we admire Anne Bradstreet’s poems four decades ago people did not have the same opinion. With the Puritans strongly disapproving of women writers think that at one point the Puritan community found Anne Bradstreet’s poems praise worthy because in her poems and writing she shows over and over how she loves her husband and how she loves God even after he was responsible for burning down her house and all of her possessions. Puritans would give Anne Bradstreet’s poems praise for example, “I prize thy love
Anne Bradstreet starts off her letter with a short poem that presents insight as to what to expect in “To My Dear Children” when she says “here you may find/ what was in your living mother’s mind” (Bradstreet 161). This is the first sign she gives that her letter contains not just a mere retelling of adolescent events, but an introspection of her own life. She writes this at a very turbulent point in history for a devout Puritan. She lived during the migration of Puritans to America to escape the persecution of the Catholic Church and also through the fragmentation of the Puritans into different sects when people began to question the Puritan faith.