It is clear that the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” spoken by Jonathan Edwards have not only distinct religious views but also contrasting styles. Anne Bradstreet viewed God as extremely passionate‚ loving‚ and sympathetic to humans but on the contrary‚ Edwards viewed God as harsh‚ angry‚ and disgusted. For example‚ in Bradstreet’s poem‚ she makes numerous statements on how loving God is. In line 54-55‚ she says‚ “He
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Puritan religious ideas are found in Anne Bradstreet’s poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House”‚ in which themes of devotion and selfless love for God are present throughout. There are also instances where those religious ideologies clash with the emotional response the speaker of the poem has while watching the burning house; and in this paper I argue that‚ through allusion to scripture and poetic form‚ there are comments on the struggle between knowing scripture and actually
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One trait the Puritans greatly valued is faith. Their faith in God was fierce and unrelenting. The Puritans believed God always had a plan for them and never challenged it even if they were unhappy with the results. “ Verses upon the Burning of your House”‚ is a poem about a woman‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ who loses all her goods in life but never her faith. Anne Bradstreet displays her faith in God by saying‚ “I blest His name that gave and took‚ / That laid my goods now in the dust. / Yea‚ so it was‚ and
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religious values and beliefs; their life values. The Crucible‚ “Upon the Burning of Our Home”‚ and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”‚ are written by well known Puritans. The Puritans specifically believe that church and state should be separate‚ because they believed that they didn’t need a middleman to God and they could speak to Him themselves. “Upon the Burning of Our Home” is a poem about Anne Bradstreet waking up to her house being on fire. During this fire her attitude changes from “why”
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believable to the reader. For example‚ in her poem “Verses upon the Burning of our House” her house had burnt down and she does feel bad about it‚ but believed it was the will of God to take away the material things with what she was attached to. She thought‚ God was teaching her a lesson not to get attached to the materialistic things and that to set her heart above. “Raise up thy thoughts above the sky. That dunghill mists away may fly. Thou hast an house in high erect‚ framed by that mighty architect”.
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reminded of His love and the next wondering if your faith is for naught. In the poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House‚ July 10th‚ 1666” Bradstreet cries out to God to not leave her to deal with the loss of her house and then not five lines later she bless Him for giving and taking away (Bradstreet lines 8-14). Here is a woman who has literally watched her entire house burn to the ground yet she is able to give thanks to God. According to John Winthrop‚ who was the leader of the
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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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relief and comfort while she grieves. Likewise‚ Anne Bradstreet conveys her faith in God’s constant influence in her poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House‚ July 10th‚ 1666;”
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Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet-in “The Burning of Our House‚” Anne was the narrator of this poem in which she expressed how she felt when her home caught fire. The Entire poem was based on Anne’s emotional state during her time of despair and how her faith helped her through. As I read through the poem I noticed that she spoke of her religious beliefs and her relationship with God throughout the poem. “And to my God my heart did cry‚” (8). In order to understand and relate to this poem the reader
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Kaytlin Woollen Kim Harper Essay One October 19‚ 2014 Three Life Lessons Literary Analysis of “Upon the Burning of our House” “Fire‚ Fire!” these are the cries that woke the poet Anne Bradstreet one ordinary night and changed her life forever. The fire inspired the poem “Verses Upon the Burning of our House”. This poem is written from her personal experience and reflection‚ which is a trademark of her work. She is often referred to as America’s first “authentic” female poet. She
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