3 Poems and Sermon Test

Hyperbole

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect

whet

adj. sharpened; v. whet

abominable

adj. thoroughly detestable

Bradstreet's View on God's Relationship with People

all powerful, justly

allusions

an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar

Logos

appeal to logic, can be developed by using advanced, theoretical, or abstract language, citing facts (very important), using historical and literal analogies, and be constructing logical arguments

(To My Dear and Loving Husband) Line 8-9

archaic language: ought = have to, thy = your; inverted syntax: verb is coming first

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 13-18

biblical allusion to God making us from ashes/ending as ashes; twas just = was fair

Analyze Visuals (Picture)

biblical allusion: man & woman = Adam & eve, apple tree = garden of eden; woman is reaching for apples and man is holding basket - working together; baby is between man and tree; value doing things with family, hard days labor

(To My Dear and Loving Husband) Line 1-4

bragging about how much she loves him; they are one

Jonathan Edwards

child prodigy at Yale; president of Princeton; triggered Great Awakening (1734-1750)

(Huswifery) Line 13-18

clothing the speaker - transform him to be the way God wants him to be (extended metaphor)

Edward's View on God's Relationship with People

complete control, all powerful, angered, hatefilled

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 25-30

continuing memories

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 7-12

cried out to God for strength and to not leave her without help

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 37-42

realizes possessions and mortal love doesn't compare to heavens; chiding herself; start thinking about what matters (heaven)

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 31-36

says goodbye to her house; bridegroom = man/groom; vanity = temporary, meaningless

inverted syntax

sentence structure in which the expected order of words is reversed

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 1-6

she doesn't wish for anyone to be in that situation; silent night to thundering noise, fearful shrieks

(Huswifery) Line 1-6

spinning wheel makes the thread; spinning wheel = God

Pathos

the emotional appeal, means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.

Ethos

the ethical appeal, means to convince an audience of the author's credibility or character.

In Edward's view, what must sinners do to be spared God's wrath?

they must be born again and embrace Jesus

(To My Dear and Loving Husband) Line 10-12

they will love each other even after death (in heaven)

According to Jonathan Edward's sermon, what is the constant threat to all human beings?

threat of death to all human beings

How does Jonathan Edwards have pathos in his sermon?

uses guilt; makes us feel unworthy; fear we'll be in hell; urgency to action

(To My Dear and Loving Husband) Line 5-7

uses hyperboles to express her love for him, love can't be quenched or broken

ascribe

v. to attribute to a specified cause or source

appease

v. to bring peace, quiet, or calm to; to soothe

incense

v. to cause to be extremely angry

discern

v. to perceive or recognize something

abhor

v. to regard with disgust

induce

v. to succeed in persuading someone to do something

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 19-24

what is left is sufficient; she is not alone, reminded of memories

archaic language

words that were once common use but that are now considered old-fashioned or out-of-date

Taylor's Style

Edward Taylor's style of poetry is AB-AB-CC. Both poets' writing follows the tradition of Puritan preaching of their time.

What key image does Edwards use to persuade his audience?

Edward's compares us to a "loathsome creature" and God could easily crush us

Personification

A figure of speech in which an object, idea, or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

extended metaphor

A metaphor that draws the comparison out and compares the two things in length and in many ways

Bradstreet's Style

Anne Bradford's style of poetry follows the AA-BB format of rhyming couplets. This style is most pleasing for readers to comprehend and study.

Bradstreet's Personality

Anne Bradstreet includes details of her social life. She also talks about her sorrow that she has gone through.

Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)

Anne Bradstreet recieved a good education because her father managed for the Earl of London. She married at age 16 to Simon Bradstreet, who sailed with her to Massachusetts only two years later. Her religious faith and writing poetry got her through the struggles of the harsh conditions Anne Bradstreet focused her poetry on her life Including her husband, 8 children, and her house (1650) Her brother-in-law published some of her verses in London, making her the first American colonist poet published. Poetry book was titled The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America.

Bradstreet and Taylor's Religious Views

Both authors, Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are Puritans that put God above all things. Their poetry centers around religious views that glorify God and all of his beings.

Taylor's Personality

Edward Taylor's poem does not include details about his life or sorrow. His poem praises God.

How does Jonathan Edwards have logos in his sermon?

God is powerful; many already burning; many converting; cites God's word

How would you describe Jonathan Edward's view of God, Christ, and humanity?

God: all powerful, hates us, just, angry; Jesus: mediator, our savior, mercy; humanity: worthless, worms, miserable creatures, unworthy

Edward Taylor (1642-1729)

His poetry wasn't read until 1930 when discovered in the Yale University Library. Taylor came to America in 1668 to escape religious persecution. Graduated from Harvard University in 1670 and became the minister of a church in Westfield, Massachusetts until his death 58 years later. Undertook the roles as farmer, physician, and minister. Wrote his poetry to glorify God and served as a form of worship. His subjects were found in human life, nature, and everyday activities.

How do the "holy robes for glory" mentioned in line 18 of "Huswifery" complete the poem's extended metaphor?

In "Huswifery," the extended metaphor is completed by the mention of the "holy robes for glory" (Line 18). The extended metaphor used throughout the poem is how the speaker is the raw material that God will transform. The speaker will become the way God wants him to be. The last line of the poem completes the metaphor by saying the speaker will enter Heaven by the way God made him.

What did Bradstreet value more than her house? How did this help her accept the loss of her house by fire?

In "Upon the Burning of Our House," Anne Bradstreet values God over her house. She feels everything she owns - including her house and all its furnishes - belongs to God, and therefore, He can take away whatever he gives: "And when I could no longer look, / I blest His name that gave and took" (Lines 13-14). Having this belief that God can take away what he provides, Bradstreet feels at peace with the loss of her house; thus, she has no right to repine for God taking away what is rightfully his.

In "To My Dear and Loving Husband," what does the speaker value more than God?

In Anne Bradstreet's poem "My Dear Loving Husband," the speaker says, "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold" (Line 5). The speaker is referring to her husband and how she values his love more than gold.

Use details from the two poems by Anne Bradstreet to explain what she reveals about her marriage, religious beliefs, and daily life.

In Anne Bradstreet's poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband," she is happy with her marriage: "If ever wife was happy in a man, / Compare with me, ye women, if you can" (Lines 3-4). She is asking if other women can even match the amount of love they possess for each other. Her religious beliefs are strong. She asks for God's help and for strength when she discovers that her house is on fire. She also makes sure to bless His name and she believes that her house never was hers and that it was God's. Her daily life revolves around her family. In "Upon the Burning of Our House," Anne Bradstreet remembers the places where all of her belongings were and the memories they held: "Under thy roof no guest shall sit, / Nor at thy table eat a bit" (Lines 29-30). She had a lively social life, with many friends coming over to her house. She reflects on those memories.

When the speaker in "Upon the Burning of Our House" wakes up to find her house on fire, what is her initial reaction?

In Anne Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House," when the speaker wakes up, she leaves the burning house and cries to God to give her strength and not leave her helpless: "I, starting up, the light did spy, / And to my God my heart did cry / To strengthen me in my distress" (Lines 7-9).

Bradstreet's Religious Views

In Bradstreet's poem "Upon the Burning of Our House," the speaker turns to God in times of hardship: "And when I could no longer look,/ I blest His name that gave and took,/ That laid my goods now in the dust:/ Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just./It was His own, it was not mine,/ far be it that I should repine" (Lines 13-18). Anne Bradstreet expresses her Puritan values while she is suffering on Earth; she knows that God and her house in heaven awaits her soon, and that she does not need the materialistic things in life. '

Taylor's Religious Views

In Taylor's poem "Huswifery," the speaker praises to God to "My words and actions, that their shine may fill/ My ways with glory and Thee glorify/ Then mine apparel shall display before Ye/ That I am clothed in holy robes for glory" (Lines 14-18).

The speaker in Taylor's "Huswifery" compares himself to a loom. Who or what is compared to the weaver?

In Taylor's poem "Huswifery," the speaker says, "Make me Thy loom.../And make Thy holy spirit, Lord, wind quills" (Lines 7-8). The speaker compares himself or herself to the loom and compares "Thy holy spirit", or God, to the weaver.

"How would you restate lines 19-20 of "Upon the Burning of Our House": "He might of all justly bereft, / But yet sufficient for us left?

In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House," the speaker states, "He might of all justly bereft, / But yet sufficient for us left" (Lines 19-20). This would be paraphrased as God has left us without, but what we have left is sufficient enough. Their possessions belong to God; he has the entitlement to take them away.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

One of Jonathan Edwards' most famous sermons, which warned listeners of Hell starts sermon by comparing us (worm) to God (powerful); God is more angry with those unconverted within the congregation than those in hell; bow & arrow: alluding to the Native Americans, death feared at all times; Jesus mediated between sinners and angry God; being drunk with your blood - arrow drinks (per.); even if you are religious you still go to hell unless you are reborn; God sees us as the most hateful, venomous serpent; ever a stubborn rebel did his prince: alludes to America rebelling Britain; Lucifer rebelling God; "nothing else", "reason why": gets attention with repetition; "any": adj., noun, adj., noun = parallel sentence structure/ parallelism; uses alliteration

What role does the appeal to fear or terror play in Edward's sermon? How do biblical allusions support the writer's appeal to fear?

The appeal of fear is used to persuade sinners to embrace God (pathos). Some allusions are the great serpent: the snake from the Garden of Eden

Review the examples of words, phrases, and images you recorded as you read. How does this language effectively appeal to the audience's emotions and get Edward's message across?

Words: abhor, abominable, arrows drunk with your blood, great furnace of wrath

metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

How does Jonathan Edwards have ethos in his sermon?

he's educated (Yale at age 12); well known pastor; has pedigrees; well written

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 43-48

heaven has the house of God furnished with his glory, permanent; this = her house; house in heaven purchased by God

(Upon the Burning of Our House) Line 49-54

her house in heaven is all she needs; doesn't need materialistic things

figurative language

language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words; can make descriptions and unfamiliar or difficult ideas easier to understand

Bradford's View on Human Fragility

live by God's will

(Huswifery) Line 7-12

make him a follower of God; God is making cloth; we're all woven with different colors

mitigation

n. lessening of something that causes suffering

deliverance

n. rescue from danger

Edward's View on Eternal Life

negative, hell

Bradstreet's View on Eternal Life

paradise, love, pleasant

Edward's View on Human Fragility

people are at God's mercy