Laughlin notes that the specific Bradstreets variation of rime royal with the last line presented as an alexandrine meter can also be considered as the abridged version of the Spenserian stanza since we know Anne Bradstreet was familiar with Spensers poetry (Laughlin 4). The rhyme royal (ababbcc) was one of the most complex stanza patterns developed in the Middle Ages. It is important to focus on Bradstreets choice of this modified rhyme because it was traditionally used by male authors for reflection