Puritan Literature Test Flashcards
a statement or proposition that, despite sound reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or contradictory
paradox
this is an example of what…“While we live no more, we may live ever” (To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet)
paradox
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
connotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word, from the dictionary
denotation
when church and civil law are the EXACT same
ex. Thou shall not kill, murder is illegal
theocracy
literary or historical reference
ex. All’s Vanity & Upon the Burning of Our House=reference to the Bible
allusion
Who wrote Huswifery?
Edward Taylor
Who wrote Upon the Burning of Our House, To My Dear and Loving Husband, and Meditations: Divine and Moral?
Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote From the Sinner of the Hands of an Angry God?
Jonathan Edwards
Who wrote The Day of Doom?
Michael Wigglesworth
- typical puritan plain style, prayer-like, references to God
- atypical because his words are joyous and his God is ready to forgive, love, and help
Huswifery by Edward Taylor
axiom, maxim, truisms
universal truths about life
What is Huswifery about?
- Taylor gives himself completely to God, trusting him
- Taylor’s comparison of a household task w/ the granting if grace: suggests that everyday tasks aren’t separate from God, we can worship God in everything we do even little tasks
Anne Bradstreet is both atypical and typical, why?
typical: talks about God, uses common things, short words and direct statements, how to live a better Puritan life
atypical: she’s a woman, her poetry sometimes focused on the love for her husband not God, more sophisticated than other Puritan writers
What is this saying: “This is the case of every one of you who is out of Christ” ??
that if you do not repent, you are going to hell
tone: more personal and harsh
