Love in Colonial America

     Anne Bradstreet, the writer of "To My Dear and Loving Husband", writes about her unlimited amount of love towards her husband. She is directly writing to her husband, making the audience is her husband. This was around colonial/Puritan times. In Puritan literature, it is not common to see love as a topic, such as it is shown in this poem. She explains her love and relationship through metaphors. She also mentions how she will not give up her love for any amount of gold, or riches.

     Anne Bradstreet writes about her love towards her husband. Poetry, at this time, was not supposed to have emotional appeals. The way Anne Bradstreet writes her poem, shows love and affection for her husband, making it an emotional topic. This was very out of the ordinary. That did not stop Bradstreet from writing this poem. She was very much in love, and showed it through her writing.