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 his everyday
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known as Puritans were seeking religious freedom. Even though Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both Puritans‚ their persuasive tactics to get their community to turn back to God‚ differed. First and foremost in the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” written by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards illustrates Eternal life and Relationships between God and people. Edwards uses force and fear in his sermon to create an image of a painful
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over many Puritan members of the New English Society‚ in early 1700s‚ many authors stepped up to give their views on popular topics. When looking at two well known Puritan Age authors‚ Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards‚ it is easy to see that they differ views about the topic of religion and style of writing. Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” presents the message of humanity being plagued by sin despite the efforts made to please God. His sermon often expressed that God shows
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If we were to read about Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards’ lives‚ we would think they were fairly similar. Even though they both have devoted their lives to their Puritan religion‚ there is a notable difference in Bradstreet and Edwards’ writing styles and their view on the Puritan religion. They are both well respected writers from the early 1700s‚ but their writing styles are completely different. Bradstreet uses a great deal of figurative language and rhyming in her poems. This helps emphasize
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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 compares his body‚ and parts of his body to the spinning wheel‚ and parts of the spinning wheel. He asks God to transform him
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Puritans. Simple‚ direct‚ godly‚ concise. God was everything to the men and women who scorned the tradition and ceremony of the churches of their time for a simpler life where God reigned supreme. Yet‚ a comparison of three authors; Bradstreet‚ Taylor‚ and Edwards‚ shows both the stark contrast and similarities many Puritans shared in their time. While these three authors were all Puritan and their writings of God‚ their messages varied greatly in their deliverance. From a message of sorrow and rediscovering
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Anne Bradstreet & Jonathan Edwards may believe in the same Puritan views‚ nevertheless there comes a time where they differ in what they believe‚ such as their religious beliefs. Though both Puritans‚ religious beliefs separate Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards due to the fact that Bradstreet believes that God is morally right while Edwards considers God as supreme and greater than all others. Anne Bradstreet’s writing shows that she believes in a God that is fair and loving that does things with
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varied greatly between its public and private members during the 17th and 18th century. Anne Bradstreet shows the private side of the Puritan faith in her poem and Jonathan Edwards shows the public side of the Puritan faith. Bradstreet was a very successful colonial poet during the mid to late 17th century‚ while Edwards was a Puritan preacher who led the Great Awakening about seventy years after Bradstreet‚ in the 1730s and 1740s. Bradstreet’s poem “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” written in 1666
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and Christianity. Anne Bradstreet from the 1600’s has a humble understanding of God‚ while Johnathon Edwards‚ 1700’s‚ has a way to instill fear into his audience and getting them to convert to christianity. Both have two different ways of spreading the word of God. They pull emotions from the reader during and after they read. Bradstreet and Edwards both have very conflicting views on the Christian religion. Bradstreet is a humble servant of the Christian faith while Edwards is a preacher that
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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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