Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Throughout the time‚ there has always been a debate regarding the hypothetical issue that deals with the existence of god and his role in mankind. Some believe that god has power to manipulate human fate‚ and consequences of their actions which mean if you do well‚ god will send you to heaven‚ if not to hell. Meanwhile‚ other opines that god does not decide the consequence of those actions. Whether you do well or bad‚ god will always be there with you. After
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Compare and Contrast of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Jonathan Noblitt Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were both poets in America. Anne Bradstreet was a teen bride from England that came to America in 1630. She was born into a puritan family and accepted the faith. At sixteen she married Simon Bradstreet. They moved to America and her husband was the governor of Massachusetts. She had eight kids and lived as a housewife. She died in 1672. Phillis Wheatley was a slave from Africa and
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Literature is our lens to peer back into past eras‚ societies‚ and cultures that may otherwise be unfamiliar to us. History books tell us facts and recount of events that happened in the past‚ but that times poems‚ songs‚ novels‚ and short stories give us insight into the feelings and reactions of the people to the events and the society that they lived in. Peering back into our own American civilizations past through literature displays to us the changes and shifts in our attitudes towards certain
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Differences of love Edward Taylor’s "Huswifery" and Anne Bradstreet’s "To my dear and loving husband" poem both are expressing deep beliefs about their puritan background‚ however Edward’ poem displays a more puritan message‚ while Anne simply expresses her love for her husband. These poet’s use apostrophe and metaphors to describe what they were writing about‚ while Bradstreet uses different metaphors‚ Edward uses a much longer‚ descriptive metaphor called a conceit. The conceit compares
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"Here Follow Some Verses.." By: Anne Bradstreet The poem‚ "Here Follow Some Verses‚" is very interesting. Many hardships occured to Anne Bradstreet but she had the courage to get over it by knowing the truth about God. After the burning of her house‚ July 10‚ 1666‚ Bradstreet wrote this poem. It expresses her longing for the house and the possesions that were consumed in the fire. "I blest His name that gave and took.." This means that she thinks that all
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1.Identify and explain an emotion that Bradstreet expresses in her poem that any mother might have. Any other mother would have felt the stress she did for her kids. 2.Read Bradstreet’s biography. List two hardships she endured throughout her life. Then‚ in at least two sentences‚ explain how these hardships might have influenced her poem "In Reference to Her Children." Anne had to go through the process of immigration to the United States and her becoming victim to small pox making her joints
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1. Ann Bradstreet’s‚ a poet and a wife‚ wrote a poem titled "Upon the Burning of Our House". In the informative poem she has to learn that God holds the power over all people and that he can take all of your Earthly belongings away from in the blink of an eye. Earthly possessions aren’t what’s truly important so you shoudn’t devote your life praisnig them‚ but instead devoting your life to God‚ she even questions it herself when she says‚ "And didst thy wealth on earth abide". She later comes to
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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 might have influenced her poem "In Reference to Her Children." One hardship is when their home was engulfed in flames. Another is the fact that Anne got ill very often. These
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Emotional Conflict of Puritan Belief Anne Bradstreet was a puritan wife and mother. However‚ her passion for literary creation was forced‚ moreover‚ to operate within the restraints and inhibitions of Puritanism. There is a conflict between Puritan theology and her own personal feelings on life reflected in many of her poems in which reveal her eternal conflict regarding her emotions and the beliefs of her religion. Puritan marriage normally was repressed so as not to distract
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In "The Author to Her Book‚" Bradstreet is inundated in indecision and internal struggles over the virtues and shortfalls of her abilities and the book that she produced. As human beings we associate and sympathize with each other through similar experiences. It is difficult to sympathize with someone when you don’t know where they are coming from and don’t know what they are dealing with. Similar experiences and common bonds are what allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding
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