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What is a Puritan? A number of Protestant groups that sought to purify the Church of England. They did not believe that the clergy or government should act as a messenger to God.
Say ‘goodbye’ to you r money!
Put in jail, whipped, their noses slit, and their ears chopped off How were Puritans persecuted in England?
You are broke!
They were being persecuted in England. They were affair of losing their English Protestant identities. Why did the Puritans go to Holland and why did they leave Holland?
What did the Puritans believe? -Most of humanity was damned for eternity, except for a few saved by the death of Jesus. -The Puritans were unsure whether they were “elect” or “unregenerate” -They were unsure if they were saved, so they looked f or signs : - you could feel the grace of good in emotional st ates - you could see signs in your behavior and the w orld around you. - Puritans looked closely at the world and their lives for these signs… that is why they wrote so much
Where’s your mo ney gone?
Unlucky!
How did the Puritans govern themselves? -They used contracts, like the contract (10 commandments) God made with humanity. -- However it wasn’t a democracy because all people were expected to be good Purita ns…. No acceptance of other religions or th oughts. -- the elect should have more say than the damned
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-It was the word of God… how they should live their lives -The Bible was the handbook by which they lived their lives -They looked at it for signs they were “elect” by comparing it to their lives What role did the bible play in the lives of the Puritans?
Which author’s home burnt down? Anne Bradstreet
Why was Rowlandson abducted along with her family? The Native Americans were starving and needed the ransom to buy food
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Because her possessions are nothing compared to the home waiting for her in heaven. Why were Anne Bradstreet’s possessions “pilf”
What was the extended metaphor Bradstreet used in her poem? She compared heaven to the perfect home.
How do Bradstreet’s Puritan beliefs give her strength to lose her house? She believes she is one of the saved and will go to heaven. She believes all her experiences are a sign of God’s love… the lose of her possessions is a gift from God as a lesson to value spiritual matters.
Rowlandson uses allusions to illustrate how her suffering relates to the bible. She sees them as a sign she is one of the saved. How and why does Rowlandson use allusions in her narrative? Give one exa mple from the text.
They were eating horrible food such as insects, horse ears, and rotting meat. How do we know Rowlandson’s captors were desperate for food?
Only a few are saved. If his listener is not saved, the only reason the listener hasn’t fallen into hell is God is holding him up. What was the main idea of Edwards’ sermon?
He uses it to describe God’s wrath. Example: spider’s web holding up a rock Flooding water held back by a dam How does Edwards use metaphor? Give an example.
Which vocabulary word is…….(adjective) unimaginable; beyond understanding inconceivable
Savory Fillin the sentence with the correct vocabulary word: The delicious and _________ dinner was wonderful.
You lost everything!
What is an example of an extended metaphor? (3 sentences)
Metaphor Practice: Make a metaphor to….. 1.Describe somebody who is mean. 2.Describe somebody who is smart. 3.Describe a person who is slow.
Fog by Carl SandburgCarl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. What is the extended metaphor in the following poem?
Allusion Practice:
Which of these sentences are not allusions? 1. The girl's love of sweets was her Achilles heel. 2. He was a fat and ugly man. 3. Terry hated ice cream and soda, just as his mother did. 4. The zoo had so many animals; it was Noah’s ark.
Make sure you: -Explain the history, government and beliefs of the Puritans -How did the above information affect the writings of the authors? -Study class notes about the authors -What is a metaphor? -What is an allusion? -Study the Puritan vocabulary words
Vocabulary Practice!