Anne Bradstreet's poetry is based how high she value's possessions. In her writings, Bradstreet expresses that materialistic possessions are not important to her. A poetry book, complementing Bradstreet and her ability to express herself, states "Despite her active domestic life and the hardships imposed by a new and strange environment, Anne Bradstreet still found time to express herself in verse." ("The American Experience 21) Bradstreet expresses her feelings and devotion towards her husband , her children, her …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…of high value to her, she explains that her children, husband, and her religion are much more precious. Most people today value materialistic possessions higher than family and religion, however, Anne Bradstreet doesn't, and this fact is obvious in her poems. Bradstreet's most important possessions are expressed in her writings, usually with symbolism. Bradstreet expresses, in some of her poems, her feelings and devotion to her husband, children, religion, and her feelings toward materialistic possessions.