ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the author’s tone in “To My Dear and Loving Husband”?
A
Romantic and devoted
B
Angry and vengeful
C
Deferential and pleading
D
Fearful and melancholy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -’To My Dear and Loving Husband’ is a subjective poem about the poet’s love for her dear husband. The poetic persona in the poem, the poet herself, adopts an amorous tone in the poem. In each line of the poem, her tone emanates the spirit of love. She creates a mood of romance in the verse.

Detailed explanation-2: -’The Author to Her Book’ by Anne Bradstreet is a poem about the bond between an author and her book. There is a tone of admiration and love in the speeches of the poetic persona. Her tone reflects the caressing quality of a mother’s reliable voice. The poet treats her work as her own baby.

Detailed explanation-3: -“To My Dear and Loving Husband” was written between 1641 and 1643 by Anne Bradstreet, America’s first published poet. This poem offers modern readers insights into Puritan attitudes toward love, marriage, and God. In the poem, Bradstreet proclaims her great love for her husband and his for her.

Detailed explanation-4: -Though a pious Puritan, Anne Bradstreet’s poem to her “Dear and Loving Husband” is a passionate plea for true and everlasting romantic love.

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