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WorksheetsPuritan Poetry: Anne Bradstreet
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Bradstreet's poem is an example of Puritan Plain Style. What are the characteristics of Puritan Plain Style?
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complex sentences
embellished and ornate words
ordinary, Old-Elglish words are used to make simple, direct statements
use of a wide variety of lierary devices
What is tone?
the quality or character of a sound
attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
the feeling created in the reader
the diction used by the author
ALLUSION is an implied or indirect reference especially in literature. The literary work most-often referenced by Puritan authors was ___ _____
(a)
Why does Bradstreet chide her heart in "...Burning of Our House"?
She was not focusing on God.
She missed events that occurred in the house.
She had longing for earthly materials she had lost.
All of the answers given.
"When by the ruins oft I past, My sorrowing eyes aside did cast, And here and there the places spy, Where oft I sat and long did lie." These words reveal a deep conflict between:
Puritan beliefs and the Word of God
Puritan beliefs and human nature
human nature and human conscience
Puritan beliefs and personal beliefs
When Bradstreet desires that no other person know the fearful sound of "Fire," is that reaction human nature or part of Puritan belief system? (hint: she shouldn't be afraid)
human nature
Puritan belief system
In, "To My Dearand Loving Husband," the poem’s final three lines signals a shift from—
A hopeful tone to an anxious tone
An attitude of speculation to one of conviction
reality to fantasy
worldly concerns to spiritual concerns
In the poem, the phrase “ought but love from thee, give recompense” (line 8), most nearly means—
All I’ve earned and desire from you is your love in return
As my husband, you owe me much more than love
I love you even if you do not return my love as you should
We deserve more from life, but our love is enough to sustain
Read the following lines from, "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
"I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
The tone of these lins can best be described as--
accepting
adoring
understated
hopeful
The speaker's primary audience in, To My Dear and Loving Husband," is -
jealous lovers
other married women
her husband
God
All of the following are unifying features of the poem, Upon the Burning of Our House," EXCEPT -
rhyming line pairs, or couplets
imagery (sensoery language)
extended metaphor (conceit)
parallelism
The "ye women" to whom the speaker refers are women who are-
competing for the affection of the speaker's husband
jealous of the speaker
also puritan and married
young maidens
