Contemplations (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Anne Dudley
- First Published: 1678
- Type of Work: Meditation
- Genres: Poetry, Meditation
- Subjects: Immortality, Nature, God, Beauty, Christianity, Death or dying, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Biblical times, Birds, Life and death
The Poem
“Contemplations” is a poem of thirty-three seven-line stanzas that consider various aspects of nature and biblical history and reflect upon their spiritual significance. The title suggests that the poem is a collection of isolated reflections, but within the poem are several sequences that each develop an idea over a number of stanzas.
The poem begins with Anne Bradstreet noticing the beauty of fall colors in New England as the sun sets. Many readers have shared the experience of delight in the beauty of nature. Bradstreet does not stop with her description...
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