Rachael Rasmussen 11 November 2012 New World‚ New Housing The loss of a home by fire or any other means is a horrible and heart wrenching occurrence in any place and during any time but‚ for Anne Bradstreet and other colonialists settling a new land with a scarcity of tradespeople‚ and goods to rebuild and refurnish the loss must be unimaginable. American colonial settlers in the early seventeenth century lived in a variety of habitations‚ anything that could meet a shelter need after coming
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Anne Bradstreet was one of the few extraordinary females who earned a place with the male writers of the seventeenth century. Bradstreet’s upbringing had a vast amount to do with the way she was educated. Her father gave her the advantage of good tutoring. Having open access to a library full of books quickly made reading one of her favorite past times and she took an interest in the poets of the past. This interest of Bradstreet’s helped her write touching poetry that is still read today. Anne Bradstreet’s
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Within the poem‚ “The Author to Her Book‚” Anne Bradstreet uses a complex metaphor to describe her attitude towards one of her works that was published without her permission. Throughout the poem‚ she compares her anger towards her book to that of an unwanted child. Bradstreet apparently has the attitude of a perfectionist‚ so she did not think her book was worthy of publication. However‚ she was able to get it back and make corrections. Although Bradstreet has a negative attitude towards the publication
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Anne Bradstreet‚ one of the world’s most well known female Puritan writers‚ is known for her poems that are rich in detail and imagery‚ reflecting her passions and her faith. One of the most powerful and thought-provoking themes that she uses throughout her works is the comparison between life on earth and the afterlife‚ expressed by her thoughts and feelings that she so delicately laces in between the two ideas‚ tying the comparisons together. Bradstreet made it clear in her literary works that
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5H Ms. Sanchez Anne Bradstreet: Uncustomary and Unique A seventeenth century poetic writer‚ Anne Bradstreet is a very important figure in American Literature history. Born in 1612 in England‚ she came to America as part of a fleet of Puritan emigrants in 1630. Bradstreet is considered by many to be the first American poet. Her writing style is typical of Puritan writing in some cases‚ and in other cases it is atypical of Puritan writing. Being a Puritan woman‚ Anne Bradstreet incorporated many
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Short paper number 1 One of poets best and unique writer‚ whom live have changed as a teenage little girl‚ shortly after she marries Tomas Dudley‚ was on the voyage to a new world “America”. This quite amazing child was Anna Bradstreet‚ who later in her journey wrote “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House” This poem‚ without doubt‚ as of many off her poems‚ is a pure example of Puritan writing. The first several lines of the poem indicate her truly believe in faith and values.
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the people were. They exaggerate the happenings to get more emotion and reactions to get the reader more attached to the poem. 2. List and tell why three elements from each of Bradstreet’s poems that still apply to people today. (2 paragraphs) Anne Bradstreet’s poem To my dear and loving husband tells how is two were ever one the wide would be happy in a man (lines 2-3) This applies to modern day people because most people only want one man or one woman to make and keep them happy. In the poem
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beliefs are that God has a reason for doing everything. She believes that her house and possessions destroyed because that’s the way God intended it to be. In line 14 of the poem‚ Bradstreet writes plainly‚” I blest his name that gave and took‚ that laid my goods now in the dust. Yea‚ so it was‚ and so ‘twas just.”. Bradstreet had put all of her faith in God and‚“blessed his name”. She believes that he will take care of everything‚ and make everything okay in the end. Material things don’t matter here
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As any female figure from this Puritan time‚ Bradstreet faced a world dominated by men and prejudice. Several years later‚ Wheatley also faced racial prejudices with the same gender discrimination that Bradstreet had endured a century before. Bradstreet’s goal was to rebrand how women was viewed through the lens of a Puritan society. Bradstreet uses the Prologue to show society the stereotypes imposed by Puritanism. The statement “I am vulnerable to each scornful tongue who says my hand a needle
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Alexia Blair English August 29‚ 2013 Reading Response Bradstreet’s poem “The Author to Her Book” looks at the author’s humiliation at having her work published and exposed to the critical public. Bradstreet uses a child as a metaphor for her book. This explains when she is embarrassed when it is snatched from her and reflects on her as the mother. Regardless of the author’s attachment to her “child‚” she is still ashamed to send it out the door. Almost all the lines of the poem rhyme‚ this
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