Between Heaven and Hell: The Puritan Tradition

1. Between Heaven and Hell: The Puritan Tradition Basic Convictions: Human beings are inherently evil and so must struggle to overcome their sinful nature Personal salvation depends solely on the grace of God, not individual effort The Bible is the supreme authority of earth

2. Literature Anne Bradstreet first notable American poet personal subject matter-realities of life viewed within a spiritual context Jonathan Edwards minister leader of the Great Awakening spiritual revival in NE from 1734-1750

3. Literature About Puritans Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote during early 19th century The Scarlet Letter The House of Seven Gables Arthur Miller wrote during mid 20th century The Crucible and was married to Marilyn Monroe 

4. Poetry of Anne Bradstreet Inverted syntax: changing the usual order of words in order to maintain rhyme and/or rhythm Meter: repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry foot: unit with a stressed and one or two unstressed syllables Conceit: the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things Allusion: A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work

5. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Great Awakening: was a backlash against what many believed was a church that had gone lenient Edwards preached a strict return to Calvinism stressed predestination everyone is equally powerless to control their own fates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtHijgqceXo

6. Literary Techniques Metaphor: a comparison made without using words like or as Imagery: the collection of mental pictures, or images in a literary work sensory details: appeal to reader’s sense of sound, taste, smell or touch Repetition: frequent use of a word or phrase for emphasis