American poet Anne Bradstreet manipulates a vast, dizzying array of metaphoric techniques in her most widely known poem. “The Author to Her Book” is an extended metaphor comparing the relationship of an author and her writings to the relationship between a parent and a child. Throughout the text, Bradstreet employs similes and metaphors to capture the attitude emotions felt by Bradstreet and how it conflicts with the puritan society that frowns upon her appreciation of her talents and role as a poet.
The first two lines establish the extended metaphor of parental relationship through the word choice of “offspring” and “birth. “Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain” reflects the complex feelings of a relationship, as well as a subtle critique of Bradstreet of her own poetry. The second line “who after birth dids’t by my side remain,” alludes to the upbringing of a child by a parent, while referring to the fact Bradstreet's poems were not published directly......

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Title: The Author To Her Book
Approximate Word Count: 600
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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