Analysis of To my Dear Children.
Anne Bradstreet 1612 (Northampton) – 1672 (Andover)
This Book by Any yet vnread,
I leaue for yov when I am dead,
That, being gone, here yov may find
What was your liueing mother's mind.
Make vse of what I leaue in Loue
And God shall blesse yov from above.
| Scheme | AAAABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111011 11111111 11011111 1111101 11111101 01111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 206 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
- 13 sec read
- 571 Views
_(cropped).jpg/199px-Frontispiece_for_An_Account_of_Anne_Bradstreet_The_Puritan_Poetess,_and_Kindred_Topics,_edited_by_Colonel_Luther_Caldwell_(Boston,_1898)_(cropped).jpg)
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"To my Dear Children." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/3114/to-my-dear-children.>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Anne Bradstreet poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In