Anne Bradstreet “To My Dear and Loving Husband”
Complete your answers on a separate sheet and attach. Remember, a paragraph
is at least five (5) well-written, complete sentences.
1. Which line from “To My Dear and Loving Husband” helps you identify the
speaker? Explain in 2-3 complete sentences.
a. “If ever two were one, then surely we”
b. “If ever man were lov’d by wife than thee”
c. “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold”
d. “My love is such that rivers cannot quench”
2. Which statement best presents the main idea of “To My Dear and Loving
Husband”? Explain why in a brief paragraph, using a quotation from the poem.
a. A husband loves his wife.
b. A wife wants her husband to be rewarded.
c. A husband and wife may both die soon.
d. A wife is expressing the depth of her love for her husband.
3. Find an example of Puritan Plain Style writing—the use of short words, direct
statements, or references to everyday items—in “To My Dear and Loving
Husband.” Explain why the example you chose fits the definition of Puritan Plain
Style in a paragraph response.
4. Paraphrase—restate in your own words—the following lines from Bradstreet’s
“To My Dear and Loving Husband”:
Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere,
That when we live no more, we may live ever.