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Literature, unlike a more exacting subject such as math, is open to several interpretations. There are no right or wrong answers - - just varying theories. The poem "" by Anne Bradstreet is such a case. The poem is interpreted differently by different people, h ....

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.... however a deeper understanding may be evident after careful analysis of the hidden meaning. When Bradstreet's poem is interpreted only on the surface level, a very literal meaning of her love comes across. It is inferred that she was writing a sincere love poem to her husband. After reading the poem, the reader will have an initial impression that Bradstreet thinks that the love she shared with her husband was bigger than life itself. The general perception from the initial reading is that Bradstreet values her love greatly. An example of this significance occurs in the opening of the poem when she writes "If ever two were one, then surel ....