Colonial Period - Puritan Poetry Flashcard

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Huswifery

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house keeping

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How is Taylor's poem "Huswifery" different from the traditional expectations of the Puritans?

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It was not in plain style.

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Who / what is the yarn in the poem "Huswifery"?

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Edward Taylor

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What started as yarn in the beginning becomes?

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holy robes

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What is the main theme of Taylor's poem "Huswifery"?

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All of these.

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What does the spinning wheel represent in the poem "Huswifery"?

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The process of spiritual transformation

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The "Distaff" on the spinning wheel does what?

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holds fiber in place so it does not become tangled

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What is the meaning of the term "to pink"?

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To decorate