1. Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet
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Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet
The Puritan Influence
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2. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer
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Known for his devotional intensity
( ) Born in Leicestershire and became a school teacher with Puritan sympathies. After the Great Ejection, Taylor left England, studied divinity at Harvard, and eventually became minister of Westfield, Massachusetts.
He was learned, grave, severe, stubborn, and stiff-necked. He was very, very pious (devout). But his piety (goodness) was sincere.
It was his custom to write a poem ("Meditation") before each Lord's Supper.
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3. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer
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Emigrated (moved) to America
Worked as a teacher in England
He was both a minister and a physician (doctor)
He worked in a small frontier farming community of Westfield, MA
He walked more than 100 miles to his new home
Five of his eight children died in their infancy
Wife died at a young age
He remarried and had five or six more children
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4. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer
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He thought his poetry as a form of personal worship
In 1833, A descendent of his gave his writings to Yale University.
**He chose not to publish his poems because their joyousness and delight in sensory experience
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5. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer
**First book of poems published by an American poet and the first book published by an American woman.
Born in 1612 in Northampton, England,
Anne Bradstreet never went to a school.
Known for her moving, personal voice
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6. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer
She wrote poems for friends or family members. They would not have intended them for publication.
In the early years of the Massachusetts colony, there was only one printing press. It was used for printing psalms and other religious writings.
In 1650, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America was published. Bradstreet is not identified by name, but as "a Gentlewoman in those parts" [that is, America].
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7. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer
Husband= Simon
Wrote when children were sleeping
Published anonymously
“Homage …” Written by John Berryman
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8. Puritan Philosophy
They wanted to return their religious practice to the simple ways of the early Christian church
Rid themselves of elaborate rituals.
They also rejected the leadership of bishops.
These actions put them in conflict with the official Church of England, whose head was the ruling King or Queen.
A person's goal was heaven—his or her reward after death—
Life was a series of tests by God of one's goodness and faith.
**Living simply was one way to demonstrate concentration on important matters. Many forms of entertainment, including the theater, were discouraged.
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9. Puritan Writing Style pg 93
Is a simple, direct style of writing characterized by the use of short, easily understood words common to 17th century conversation
Plain style of writing
**Clear statement is the highest goal
Avoided ornateness and cleverness in writing, because they were viewed as signs of vanity
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10. Puritan Writings Religion dominated Wrote Theological Studies
Hymns= songs, chants
Histories
Poetry
Biographies
Autobiographies
Provided spiritual insight and instruction
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11. Puritan Writings
Were not always stern, occasionally revealed a sense of humor
Followed John Calvin’s teachings, they believed in predestination, e.g. God has already decided who will achieve salvation and who will not
**Puritans were radicals because they demanded changes in the Church of England
Conservative
**They interpreted the Bible literally (factually) and insisted on rigid standards from their followers
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12. These poems provide a glimpse into their lives.
Puritans
Puritans had few possessions, dressed uniformly, and frowned on creative expression.
Because they left so few personal belongings behind, they remain a mystery.
These poems provide a glimpse into their lives.
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13. Vocabulary pg 93 Apostrophe Paraphrase Homage pg 92 Emigrated pg 92
Is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses a person who is dead or not physically present, a personified object or nonhuman thing, or an abstract concept ex. “Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning wheel complete.”
Apostrophe
Paraphrase
Homage pg 92
Emigrated pg 92
When one restates important ideas in his or her own words
tribute
moved
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14. Vocabulary pg 93 Recompense Manifold Persevere In many ways
Repayment; something given or done in return for something else
Recompense
Manifold
Persevere
In many ways
Persist; be steadfast in purpose
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15. HUSWIFERY **Extended metaphor
**Metaphor- compares things without using like or as
**This poem is an extended metaphor- housework (Spinning yarn into fabric)
**The speaker of the poem creates Godly robes (fabric) to be like God, to live in God’s image
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16. How spinning wheels work
YOUTUBE- SPINNING WHEELS, HOW THEY WORK  ·
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17. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
1. Huswifery means “housekeeping.” Given the title, were you surprised by the content of the poem? Explain.
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18. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
2. To what household objects and activities is the speaker compared in the first two stanzas?
The two stanzas (8 lines) the speaker is compared to a
Spinning wheel, Distaff
Flyers, Spoole
Reel, Yarn
Loom, Twine
Quills, Fulling mills and
Dyeing
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19. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
2b. How do the images in the first two stanzas contribute to the idea of being “clothed in holy robes for glory,” stated in the third stanza?
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20. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
3. What images in this poem may have contradicted the Puritan requirement that clothing be dark and undecorated?
3b. What do these images suggest about the speaker’s feelings about God?
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21. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
4a. What details in the final two lines convey Taylor’s belief that religious grace comes as a gift from God?
4b. What seems to be the poem’s overall purpose?
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22. Huswifery by Edward Taylor Questions pg 94
5. What household task or process might Taylor describe if he were writing this poem today?
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23. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
1. What is your image of Anne Bradstreet after reading this poem? Does she fit your concept of a Puritan? Explain.
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24. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
2a. Note where Bradstreet uses repetition in the first stanza (lines 1-4).
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25. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
2b. How does her use of repetition suggest a growing emotional intensity?
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26. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
3a. What does the speaker value more than “whole mines of gold”? (Line 5)
3b. What other images suggest the richness and abundance of the love the speaker and her husband share?
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27. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
4a. What is the apparent contradiction in the last two lines?
4b. What does the last stanza reveal about Puritan beliefs in the afterlife?
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28. To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Questions pg 96
5. Do you think personal devotion is as much esteemed today as it was in Bradstreet’s day? Support your answer.
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29. Word Analysis Grammar Questions pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
The Anglo-Saxon suffix –fold, meaning “ a specific number of times or ways”
1. Since having quadruplets, Sandy’s laundry has grown by four times.
2. The savvy investor watched the value of his stock increase to three times its size.
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30. Spelling Strategy Grammar Questions pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
When the unvoiced th sound occurs at the end of word, spell it with the letter th. When the voiced th sound occurs, include a final e .
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31. Vocabulary Builder pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
____1. well-deserved recompense
A. getting a flat tire while taking your grandmother to the doctor
B. getting a day off after working overtime
C. cleaning a messy room after a long day
____2. increase manifold
A. receive a twenty percent raise
B. add a drop of water to a full bucket
C. get a 300 percent return on an investment
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32. Vocabulary Builder pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
____3. persevere
A. quit when you get tired
B. practice until you improve
C. argue with a referee
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33. Direct Address pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
When the speaker in a poem talks direct to someone or something, the form of speech is called a direct address.
1. I beseech you O Muse to bring me inspiration!
2. And make Thy holy spirit Lord wind quills/Then weave the web Thyself.
3. I could not love thee dear so much, /Loved not honor more.
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34. Direct Address pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet
When the speaker in a poem talks direct to someone or something, the form of speech is called a direct address.
4. How can I repay my love the love you have given to me?
5. I see you in the holy work I strive to perform Lord.
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