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    Heather Herring ENG 2130 13 February 2013 Puritan Women Roles and Anne Bradstreet’s Thoughts on These Roles The Puritans were a very religious group of people. They always worshipped God and followed their church duties. They also saw men as superior to women. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan woman born in the 1600s. She was a brilliant writer and wanted her talents shown‚ but she had a hard time with this profession because of the roles Puritan women were to have. Today her work is very well

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    1. Summarize the position Anne Bradstreet has come to hold as an American writer. Anne Bradstreet was the first true American poet her poems show the inner workings of a good Puritan heart. She read widely in history‚ science‚ literature and studied the works of Guillame du Bartas this gave her the power‚ control‚ and influence to have a confident poetic voice. Bradstreet’s was known to be a free thinker and some consider her an early feminist‚ with her feminist views‚ as in the poem about Queen

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    Both "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild" by Anne Bradstreet and "Meditaion 8" by Philip Pain express two contrasting point of views in relation to death. Bradstreet’s diction and use of literary elements‚ such as metaphors and alliteration‚ are skillfully arranged throughout the poem which aid in making the theme of dying seem inevitable. Pain uses two different tones to create a turning point in his thoughts about halfway through his poem which gives the reader a better idea of his stages of feelings

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    Well Hidden Mind of Anne Bradstreet During the early 1600’s Puritanism ran strong throughout early North America. Anne Bradstreet‚ the educated and well-to-do daughter of Thomas Dudley‚ arrived in America during the 1630’s. Anne Bradstreet being a firm Puritan believer‚ abided by the ideas that women were man’s subordinate‚ their help-mates‚ thus leaving women to be submissive. This led women’s ambitions and want for self-fulfillment to be negated by religion. Bradstreet reflected her beliefs

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    Anne Bradstreet: Poems Summary and Analysis of "The Flesh and the Spirit" Summary: The poet describes walking by the secret place on the banks of the Lacrim and overhearing a conversation between two sisters; one called "Flesh" and the other named "Spirit." Flesh asks her sister why she prefers to survive on meditation alone‚ and how quiet contemplation can be satisfying. She wonders if her sister ever dreams of anything beyond the moon and asks if she is "fancy-sick." Flesh wants to try to show

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    American Lit. 2/12/2013 Anne Bradstreet A letter to Her Husband….. a. A woman is speaking about her husband in the poem‚ and I believe it’s the voice of the author Anne Bradstreet. The listener is designated to be her husband. b. She lamented over the departure of her husband‚ the distance between her husband and she had brought great sorrow to her soul. “I‚ like the earth this season‚ mourn in black‚” This simile helps understand her feelings. Her husband presence was of grand significance

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    6:19-21). Anne Bradstreet’s bases her poem upon this notion manifested as an extended metaphor. Along with the poem‚ the speaker’s tone is quite radical‚ ranging from calm (Line 1)‚ helpless (Line 10)‚ selfless (Line 16)‚ and nostalgic (Lines 21-34); consequently‚ contradicting the entire nature of the poem. Perhaps‚ the speaker is trying to express an idea of complete devotion to God and detachment of material possessions‚ whilst her own lines give out the nature of flawed human beings. Anne Bradstreet

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    Part 1: Short Answer Answer the questions below on The Scarlet Letter and "In Reference to Her Children." Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences. 1. Identify and explain an emotion that Bradstreet expresses in her poem that any mother might have. She seems sad and miserable that all her children leave their nest when they grow-up. 2. Read Bradstreet’s biography. List two hardships she endured throughout her life. Then‚ in at least two sentences‚ explain how these hardships

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    Anne Bradstreet was the only real American poet of her time‚ and a talented writer. As such‚ her works are historically significant. She was born in England‚ but traveled at the age of 16 to the Puritan settlements in the Massachusetts Bay colonies‚ in British America (Hart 94). This is where she developed her unique writing talent; she was isolated from England‚ where traditional forms of poetry were flourishing (Magill 393). Her family‚ religion‚ and several other poets contributed significantly

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    ridiculous as this all sounds‚ Bradstreet had to do this. Being raised a Puritan‚ Bradstreet‚ had a strict belief system and with that came certain rules she had to follow‚ such as‚ putting God first‚ and not having any attachments to her secular belongings. That being said‚ “Whoever dies with the most toys wins.” would clearly be a phrase that she and other puritans would disagree with. However‚ while it is a sin to show emotional attachments to your things‚ Bradstreet does just that‚ but catches herself

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