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    enough faith to “bless His grace that gave and took” (Bradstreet 14). Bradstreet’s use of euphonious diction with soft s‚ c‚ v‚ and g sounds in phrases such as “bless His grace” give a tender‚ graceful mood to the poem. Also‚ her word choice has a positive connotation and suggests unconditional praise. She says that the world holds no promises for her‚ because her “hope and treasure lies above” (54). The irony in this line is relevant because Bradstreet has just lost everything she has ever had‚ but she

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    There are different types of poems that make up the category of poetry. Specific examples of poems are lyric poems‚ sonnets‚ dramatic monologues‚ elegies‚ odes‚ haikus‚ figurative levels‚ and imagist poems.  Each author has their own language of poetry that comes after a lot of thought. Susan Rowland puts it best‚ “poetic language is the native tongue of the soul.” Each author writes their poems with different meanings. The meanings in the poems might be easy to determine‚ extremely hard to

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    and British Literature. When Pilgrims moved to America‚ they started their own American traditions and cultures‚ one of those was new literature. Some of the examples of literature and authors from this time period are Benjamin Franklin‚ and Anne Bradstreet. We read pieces of both of their literature in class‚ because they both had a great affect on American Literature when it began. What we read in class of Ben Franklin’s writing showed a new concept called rationalism. His ideas were about how self-improvement

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    Comparison of Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are two interesting writers. Anne Bradstreet wrote more about her life and what she loved in it. Also‚ she wrote about God and how all of her troubles will be solved once she goes to heaven. Next‚ Jonathan Edwards did not write about his life. Edwards wrote a lot about God and how he will aim back at any person that goes against his word. Anne Bradstreet wrote more about her life and the issues

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    1. The first poem‚ "Upon the Burning of Our House" is written by Anne Bradstreet. She explains how God has the right to take away any of her belongings such as her house. The quote "It was his own:it was not mine;" emphasizes the fact that God owns everything a human posseses and that she owes everything to God. Later in the poem she describes how a better life exists in heaven for her made by the mighty Architect. 3. This quote is from Johnathon Edwards’s sermon "from Sinners in the Hands of an

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    “Upon the burning of our house‚ July 10th‚ 1666”‚ a poem by Anne Bradstreet. This poem describes her reaction of waking up‚ running around the house‚ and a fearful sound of “Fire!” and “Fire!”‚ because her house was broken down. She struggles a lot with her materialism. But after all‚ she wasn’t discouraged and she didn’t lose hope even in the helpless situation because‚ Christ is the one who said “Fear not for I am with thee”. She woke up by hearing the sound of loud noises‚ and screaming on fire

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    期末報告 1. In Anne Bradstreet’s The Flesh and the Spirit‚ what exactly is “living in the flesh” and “living in the spirit”? 2. In Anne Bradstreet’s Before the Birth of One of Her Children‚ what is she afraid of? What concern does she have for her husband? What role does her faith play in this poem? 3. In Anne Bradstreet’s A Letter to Her Husband‚ what images are used in this poem? What does it reveal about the feelings of unity and distance the couple feel? 4. What major distinctions does Crevecoeur

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    Gods work and there aditudes. The main belief of the Puritan’s that was written about in the past is religon‚ and faith in God. They showed there feelings in stories‚ journals‚ and meny other forms. Some of the major Puritan writers are: Anne Bradstreet‚ William Bradford‚ Edward Taylor‚ William Byrd‚ and menny outhers. The author of ’Huswifery’‚ Edward Taylor expreses his feelings in a poem‚ he talks about how he wants the lord to use his body as a spinning wheel to glorify God and his word. He

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    Surviving the New Frontier Although Mary Rowlandson‚ in "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson‚" appears to be a selfish‚ holier-than-thou Puritan woman‚ a close reading of the text indicates that Mary behaves predictably during her captivity with the Indians and suffered from what is currently referred to as Stockholm Syndrome‚ an unconscious psychological response and defense mechanism exhibited by hostages in their will to survive. Mary exhibits the following

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    Phyllis Wheatley‚ is one that contains angelic details and description. Upon seeing this young artist’s work‚ Wheatley was so moved that she wrote this poem. She makes this clear in line five by saying‚ "How did those prospects give my soul delight." Then Wheatley follows this line with‚ "A new creation rushing on my sight?" She expresses how inspired she is to see this piece of art. Wheatley continues to glorify the artist by complimenting his "wondrous youth" in line seven. To Wheatley this artist

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