Both use couplets for their rhyme scheme and structure.
Both use figurative language to express hope that the subject will be rewarded in heaven for good deeds.
Bradstreet’s topic is love and marriage, while Wheatley’s topic is King George III.
Bradstreet uses more nature imagery than Wheatley, which connects to the poem’s topic.
<span>Literature is meant to be read out loud. Poetry and plays are examples. Poetry and plays often come fully alive only when read out loud, even if this means people must read them out loud when alone. In short, to fully appreciate poetry and plays, people should perform them. Plays and other performance arts are discussed in a later chapter. Poetry is discussed in this chapter along with other nonperformance literature such as stories and creative nonfiction because most of these forms of literature primarily are experienced by reading them when one is alone.</span>
She didn't want to be the receiver of memories because they made her very depressed and she felt empty so she asked to be released so she doesn't have to deal with more horrible memories, they made her feel alone and that there was so much sad times. She had to face things she has never felt before and it was too much so death was the answer.
Perhaps Dunbar uses the image of a mask as wearing a face allows us to conceal our face - enabling us to hide any expression or emotion. In his poem, he mentions how black people felt the need to appear as content or happy when surrounded by people who were white - especially when they felt the opposite. The mask represents the false expressions the blacks had to wear.
