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ANNE BRADSTREET

ANNE BRADSTREET. Born to a family of Puritans in England Traveled to New England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony Never attempted to publish her poetry due to a good wife being subordinate “ Burning of our House—July 10, 1666 ”

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ANNE BRADSTREET

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  1. ANNE BRADSTREET • Born to a family of Puritans in England • Traveled to New England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony • Never attempted to publish her poetry due to a good wife being subordinate • “Burning of our House—July 10, 1666” • Puritans believe it to be sinful to place too much pride on personal possessions • Bradstreet’s emotional conflict between the loss of her home and her Puritan belief is what gives this poem its emotional and spiritual power

  2. Plain style • Puritans favored plain and unornamented writing and worship • In the 1600s this writing style seemed simple and direct • The PLAIN STYLE emphasized uncomplicated sentences and the use of everyday words from common speech

  3. INVERSION • In order to accommodate the demands of METER and RHYME, poets through the centuries have used INVERSION. • In an INVERSION the words of a sentence or phrase are wrenched out of normal English syntax, or word order… • EX: “In silent night when rest I took” instead of “In silent night when I rested”

  4. INVERSION The following are quotes from Yoda in Stars Wars (he tends to frequently speak using inversions). Rewrite these independently so that they reflect modern-day English. • “Powerful you have become, the dark side I sense in you.” • “Patience you must have, my young padawan.” • “Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealously. The shadow of greed, that is.”

  5. INVERSION Hear the tolling of the bells–               Iron bells! What a world of solemn thought their monody compels! “The Bells” by Edgar Allen Poe • Write down the inversion then write it in modern syntax.

  6. Literary Terms Diction—Author’s word choice (long, short, common, uncommon, varied, etc…) • Bradstreet’s diction is of the plain style—short and conversational Diction is used to convey a theme, tone, mood, etc. • Formal diction—They are not mad. • Casual diction—They aren’t mad. • Informal diction (slang)—They ain’t ticked off.

  7. Literary terms Iambic couplet – two successive lines that rhyme and have a rhythmic pattern. • Iambic refers to rhythmical pattern of unaccented syllable followed by accented • Couplet refers to two successive lines that rhyme The world no longer let me love, My hope and treasure lies above.

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