The Author of Her book
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In "The Author to Her Book," Bradstreet is awash in indecision and internal conflicts over the merits and shortfalls of her creative abilities and the book that she produced. This elaborate internal struggle between pride and shame is manifested through a painstaking conceit in which she likens her book to her own child. An essential step in analyzing a poem is to provide a structural outline of the poem. Anne Bradstreet's poem, "The Author to Her Book," can be divided into seven sections. First, line one provides the general description of how she views her creation. She repeatedly speaks directly...
poetic devices creates one of the most interesting poems in American writing.

poetic devices creates one of the most interesting poems in American writing.
"The Author to Her Book" reveals a deeper, unnamed feeling, which many of us have felt. Having one's self exposed to the world for all to view and critique is a situation to which every writer can relate. Bradstreet's poem makes us understand not only her nature but also our own. She uses her poem to interpret her hidden emotions and to give them a voice. By analyzing Bradstreet's poem, we were able to explore the words to see how they move and how they move us.
Throughout literature, relationships can often be found between the author of a story and the story that he writes. In Geoffrey Chaucer"s frame story, Canterbury Tales, many of the characters make this idea evident with the tales that they tell. A distinct relationship can be made between the character of...
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In the play Death of a Salesman, the plot is affected by three minor characters: Ben, Charley and Howard. The minor characters help the story"s protagonist, Willy, develop extensively throughout the course of the play; therefore, they are key elements in the advancing story line. This story line blends and...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic novel about a young boy who struggles to save and free himself from captivity, responsibility, and social injustice. Along his river to freedom, he aids and befriends a runaway slave named Jim. The two travel down the Mississippi, hoping...
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Why do bad things happen to good people? The majority of society believes that there are no logical answers to this question. The worst can happen to the best of us, for no particular reasons. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. In William Shakespeare"s "King Lear", the main character,...
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By insisting on complete orthodoxy is society only hurting itself? I believe when a society demands orthodoxy it is asking for problems. Orthodoxy to a small extent can be helpful to society, but when it is required by the people, and they demand it to the fullest it can do...
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