Johnson Mr. Shane Teter American Literature I 09 June 2013 Topic 1: "The Prologue" First of all‚ I would like to admit that Anne Bradstreet is a very brave woman. Living in the Puritan society‚ where women were treated like a property‚ she was strong and brave enough to write such a challenging poem. This poem is like a “soul scream’ – Bradstreet shares her desire to be recognized and respected as a female writer. She shares that desire in a very interesting way. The whole poem
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Anne Bradstreet Essay “Upon the Burning of Our House” by Anne Bradstreet was written for no other person than herself. The poem depicts the lessons she learned from the fire that destroyed her home to ashes. The author’s purpose is to remind herself that materialistic things are not more important than her religion (God). The author’s tone can be described as gloomy at the beginning then at the end of the poem sorrowful but she understands what she should truly focus on. The
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“The Prologue‚” Anne Bradstreet writes a poem that seeks to understand her role as a female poet in a male-dominated Puritan society. She knows that her poetry is perceived as inferior because it was considered the province of men and appear to humble herself within the context of the poem by indicating her unworthiness‚ yet through the subtext‚ Bradstreet craftily challenges men and proves her poetic prowess. With an eloquent mixture of apologia and verbal irony‚ Anne Bradstreet produces a powerful
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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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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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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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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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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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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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