Question

How does the rhyme scheme of the poem contribute to the tone?

Answer 1

Answer:

A love and marriage

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The poem "To my dear and loving husband" by Anne Bradstreet, is a poem that tries to emphasize how much she loves her husband. the tone of the poem is emotional and endearing. the poem is written in iambic pentametre.

Explanation:

The poem is written in iambic pantemetre, which means that in most lines of the poem, five iambs occur.  in additions to the regular rhythms, the rhymed pairs are known as couplets. the couplets in the poem reinforces the theme of love between the couple.

The poem has twelve lines but only two lines short of being called a sonnet. The poem is written in first person point of view, The poet Bradstreet speaks of herself in the poem.

In order to show the love between the husband and wife, the poet uses internal rhyme, and the rhymes within the lines, parallelism, phrases with repeated or parallel syntax. The rhyme scheme is AABBCCDD and EEFF. This means there are rhyming couplets in the poem.