The rhyming pattern they use is AABBCCDDEE almost exactly and the iambic pentameter (5 feet of one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable) give the poem a very comfortable and perfectly designed feeling. This effect expresses the bliss, strength and depth of her Earthly love as well as the element of mankind’s love for god very well to the reader. The first quatrain establishes the Earthly love she and her husband share. The first line expresses two people as one, the second her love for him and the third and fourth she broadens her audience from her husband, only momentarily, to challenge other women that they could love their husband stronger than she loves hers. She uses a parallel structure, or anaphora of “if, then” statements to apply more emphasis to how strong their Earthly love is.
Also, John Proctor is surprisingly sensitive and thoughtful. When he asks his wife if she is saddened he displays concern for her well-being. He wants nothing more than for his dear wife to feel loved and he is willing to do whatever it takes to make her feel that way. He always spoke good about his wife. For example, when Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft, John said, “My wife cannot lie, I have paid much to learn it sir.” (p.111) John Proctor's major flaw was his great pride in his name.
The first poem from Fatal Interview talks about how much Millay is in love with this man. The first and second line of the poem she says “Women have loved before as I love now; At least, in lively chronicles of the past,” (530). She is comparing this relationship and the love she has for him to the old literature which contains the greatest loves. I believe that this is a great comparison. The classic novels talk about a love that is everlasting and true.
Teacake made her realize what love was all about and it opened her eyes to what love could have been like in her prior marriages with Logan and Joe. Later in the novel Teacake dies. She was grieving over him but “the kiss of his memory made pictures of love and light against the wall. Here was peace. She pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net…so much of life in its meshes!
Bradstreet’s poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband” argues how an individual should live life on Earth opposed to the Puritan belief that one should devote all their time to God in order to seek salvation. Bradstreet opens up with the paradox: “If ever two were one, then surely we.” This paradox defies logic because it is impossible for two individuals to be one. It emphasizes Bradstreet’s love to her husband because she is stating that their love was beyond logic connoting that her love for her husband wasn’t rational, that it was something more. This brings on the ideology of marital unity, which their souls were joined together into one entity opposed to a representation of two individual beings, emphasizing that their love was everlasting. This denounces Puritan belief because only one individual was above reasoning and rationalization, God.
Thus, he concludes the book of Proverbs with a description of the ideal wife, who exhibits how she deals with her daily living. This phenomenal woman was an amazing wife and friend to her husband. The Word of God tells us in Proverbs 31:12 that she does her husband good and not evil, and she promises to do that for the rest of her days. Her husband has confidence in her and he has no lack of honest gain. A dear friend of mine, Mrs. Annie Mae Sproles, told me that “the teaching process in these verses are remarkable in that they are written in the Hebraic alphabet order missing only one of the twenty-two letters.
Galway Kinnell’s poem "After Making Love We Hear Footsteps" shows the power of love and spirituality flowing through the little moments and interactions of everyday life. Literary elements such as tone and diction contribute to the theme of this poem. The poem begins with a parent’s sarcastic humor that evolves into an appreciation of the result of marriage and sex. The parents see past the act itself and come to realize that the outcome of “making love” is what’s truly miraculous. A moment like their son walking into their room every time they make love creates sentimental memories.
Those lines are talking about the woman as she praises her lord, praising him with a mouth of obedience to his word. She is singing her song which is her story to her lord and savior. But as the stanza continues it starts to take a turn in the message. The last few lines “til some loved objects strikes her wandering eyes’ whose silken fetters all the senses bind, and soft captivity involves the mind.” (Wheatley 1767). It goes from her rejoicing because it seems like life is good then her drowning in her sorrows.
In “A Sorrowful Woman” I found it appealing of the lengths that the husband took to nurture his wife the passage that states “With great care he rearranged his life.” (41) shows his dedication to her and making sure she had what she wanted. While it was appealing to see his love for her, it also did not appeal to me to see that instead of trying to get her help she needed, he just placated to her depression until it overtook her. 3. The two women’s attitudes toward family life differ because while Faye is upset because she does not have a child and desperately want to give one to Kai, Godwin’s unnamed wife is upset and desperately trying to escape from the child and husband and life as a mother she already has. The problem for Faye is being able to realize that she
On the contrary, in Sonnet 43 the speaker’s (probably the poet) feelings are very passionate: her affection seems to have no limits. She is focused on the romantic/ideal love involving God and is in her own spiritual world. In Duffy’s poem, her feelings are hurt but she still loves the other person : “silver bullets of your kiss”(l.15). This metaphor contains an ambiguous mix of two lexical fields that oppose each other. “Bullets” reminds us that violence still remains from the fight and that the pain has not been forgotten.