Compare And Contrast Anne Bradstreet And Edwards
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 her use of emotional words or phrases. Her lines, "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold/Or all the riches that the East doth hold.” (lines 5 and 6) from “To My Dear and Loving Husband” help express her emotion and feelings toward her