Puritan Poetry Flashcards
Puritan established the first ____ in America?
colleges
What are 3 Puritan influences on current America?
They built the first colleges, believed in governing themselves, and individuals are responsible for what happens in their society.
What did Puritans think about fiction?
that if they read or wrote fiction it was a sin.
What are 3 things about Puritan literature was focused on?
Morality, Sin, Redemption
Who was the first American Poet?
Anne Bradstreet
What was good Puritan woman?
subservient, humble, married, devoted to God, husband, and children. In that order
What kind of mentality did the Puritans have?
The Puritans had a watch-dog mentality.
Why did Puritans write poetry?
Puritans write poetry as a means for spiritual enlightenment.
Who wrote a Narrative of Captivity?
Mary Rowlandson
Who wrote Of Plymouth Plantation?
William Bradford
Who wrote Huswifery?
Edward Taylor
Who wrote To My Dear and Loving Husband?
Anne Bradstreet
Who wrote The General History of Virginia?
John Smith
Who was a mystified Native American with a compass?
John Smith
Who had a first hand account of Pilgrims?
William Bradford
Who made clothes to get food?
Mary Rowlandson
Who was a teacher?
Edward Taylor
Who felt that Native Americans Indians were a gift from God?
Mary Rowlandson
Whose poetry was published after they were dead?
Edward Taylor
Who was the governor of the English colony?
William Bradford
Who was the best Puritan poet?
Mary Rowlandson
What is predestination?
The place you go when you die is already decided when you die.
Edward Taylor,, when did his poetry get published and why so late?
His work did not get published until 1939. He did not want his work published because he did not want all the fame.
What are 2 hardships that the people of Plymouth Plantation face?
They faced starvation and death.
