1. Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems Literary terms:  Inversion ---words of a sentence or phrase are changed out of normal English syntax, or word order. ---aides in meter or rhyme.  Extended Metaphor ---a metaphor that is extended or developed over a number of lines or with several examples.

2. Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems  Literary Terms (cont.): Conceit ---An elaborate metaphor or other figure of speech that compares two things that are startlingly different. (“Huswifery”)

3. Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems “Upon the Burning of Our House…”  Rhetorical questions—lines 38-40?  Use of the word ‘pelf’ to describe her treasures?  Extended Metaphor---”…house on high…”?  Emotional conflict (all Puritans really)?

4. Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems “Huswifery”  Archaic word for housewifery meaning “the care and management of a household”. A housewife also came to be known for a small sewing kit. Irony?Irony?  Whom is the speaker addressing?  What is the request?