Read the poem excerpt from "The Author to Her Book" by Anne Bradstreet

Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth didst by my side remain,
Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad, exposed to public view,
Made thee in rags, halting to th’ press to trudge,
Where errors were not lessened (all may judge).

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this poem.

How does Bradstreet’s use of figurative language in these lines affect their meaning?

By comparing her book to a lover, Bradstreet establishes the idea that writing is a way to give and receive affection.

By comparing her friends to kidnappers, Bradstreet suggests that writers are often the victims of others’ foolishness.

By comparing her book to her child, Bradstreet conveys the deep bond and affection writers feel for their work.

By comparing the public who reads her work to judges, Bradstreet expresses respect for their opinions.

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explanation:

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

“asleep in his bed” is personified.