Read the excerpt from "verses upon the burning of our house." here stood that trunk, and there that chest, there lay that store i counted best, my pleasant things in ashes lie and them behold no more shall i. what is the connotative meaning of the word trunk in the poem?

The connotative meaning of the word “trunk” in the poem is “a container”. In the poem “Verses Upon the Burning of our House” by Anne Bradstreet (1666), the author expresses the traumatic loss of her home and her possessions. After awakening to the tragic event, she goes outside and watches her house and possessions burning down. Once the fire has been put out, she mourns for the physical items destroyed: the trunk and the chest, everything she “counted best”; her “pleasant things”.

the characters in string all have major secrets that they strive to avoid revealing throughout the play.

based on the biblical principle proverbs 16: 32, i agree with the author of the passage "better is it that it takes longer to be angry than the strong " to the extent that i share the philosophy that the nobility of heart demonstrates the strength of a person. those who are very proud, get angry easily and show their anger toward others are really weak, but those who are noble and do not constantly obfuscate or contain their feelings of anger, are strong people