Question

1. choose the best answer about the vocabulary in anne bradstreets poem. use the context to figure out the best choices concerning the denotative and connotative meaning of the words. you may use a dictionary or a thesaurus.

what is the connotative meaning of hearse in line 26?
body
carriage
limousine
casket

1. select three that apply.

which three things might the poems narrator be suggesting in lines 1 - 12?
death is a beginning, not an end.
she may die in childbirth.
she and her husband have conflicts.
puritan religion gives her life meaning.
life is short.
life in the new world is like living in paradise

Explanation:

Question 13

To determine the connotative meaning of "hearse" in Anne Bradstreet’s poem, we analyze the options:

• "body" is incorrect (a hearse is not a body).
• "carnage" is incorrect (unrelated to the context of a hearse).
• "limousine" is incorrect (a hearse is not a luxury car in this poetic context).
• "casket" is correct because a hearse is associated with carrying a casket (containing a deceased person), so it connotes death and the casket.

To solve this, we analyze Anne Bradstreet’s poetic themes (Puritan beliefs, mortality, and life’s meaning):

• "Death is a beginning, not an end": Aligns with Puritan views of afterlife (death as a transition).
• "She may die in childbirth": Relevant to 17th - century women’s fears, and Bradstreet’s context (motherhood).
• "She and her husband have conflicts": Incorrect (her poems show love for her husband).
• "Puritan religion gives her life meaning": Correct (Puritan faith shaped her perspective on life/death).
• "Life is short": Correct (common theme in her work, reflecting mortality).
• "Life in the New World is like living in paradise": Incorrect (the New World had hardships, not paradise - like).

So the three are: "Death is a beginning, not an end", "She may die in childbirth", "Puritan religion gives her life meaning", "Life is short" – but we select three: typically, "Death is a beginning, not an end", "Puritan religion gives her life meaning", "Life is short" (or "She may die in childbirth" depending on analysis, but these three fit themes).

Answer:

casket

Question 14