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METER

Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

MINISTERS

Edwards’ father and grandfather held this position

INVERSION

Reversing the normal word order of a sentence

IAMB

a type of foot that contains an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ

NORTHAMPTON

The place where Edwards’ church was located

TETRAMETER

Four feet in a line of poetry is called _________

THE GREAT AWAKENING

The religious movement which called for a denouncing of one’s sins and undergoing a religious conversion

8

Number of children Anne Bradstreet had

24

Number of people who died (in jail, pressed with stones, hanged) during the Salem Witch Trials

EDWARDS

Attended Yale

WHAT VALUES WERE IMPORTANT TO THE PURITANS

SimplicityTemperanceSelf-reliancePersonal responsibilityIndustriousness

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ELECT?

That a person has graceGod has predetermined that

he/she will be saved (will go to Heaven)

IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Mark the following line and identify the meter:

˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ“If ever man were loved by

wife then thee.”

IAMBIC TETRAMETER

Mark the following line and identify the meter:

˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ “In silent night when rest I

took.”

“Then while we live in love let’s so persever / That when we live no more we may live ever.”

Anne believes if they love well and respect their marriage on Earth they may be rewarded with eternal life in Heaven

EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE

“Thou hast an house on high erect Fram'd by that mighty Architect, With glory richly furnished, Stands permanent tho' this be fled. It's purchased, and paid for too By him who hath enough to do.”

In this extended metaphor, Bradstreet compares Heaven to a permanent house built by God (the mighty architect).

EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE

“The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course, when once it is let loose. It is true, that judgment against your evil works has not been executed hitherto; the floods of God's vengeance have been withheld; but your guilt in the mean time is constantly increasing, and you are every day treasuring up more wrath; the waters are constantly rising, and waxing more and more mighty; and there is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, that holds the waters back, that are unwilling to be stopped, and press hard to go forward. If God should only withdraw his hand from the flood-gate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness and wrath of God, would rush forth with inconceivable fury, and would come upon you with omnipotent power; and if your strength were ten thousand times greater than it is, yea, ten thousand times greater than the strength of the stoutest, sturdiest devil in hell, it would be nothing to withstand or endure it.”

In this extended metaphor, Edwards compares God’s wrath toward natural men to dammed waters. The waters are growing higher and gaining strength as God gets more angry. The only thing protecting the unconverted from the powerful waters is God’s mercy.

EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE

MULTIPLE CHOICE

When Edwards says that “men are held in the hand of God,” he literally means that —

A. All human beings can fit into the palm of God’s hand

B. God is a kind father

C. The fate of human beings is determined by God

D. God will save everyone

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Which statement below most accurately paraphrases this line from the poem?

If ever man were lov’d by wife, then, thee.A. I never knew what love meant until I became

your wifeB. No husband has ever loved his wife more than

you love meC. I never have loved you more than I do at this

momentD. No wife has ever loved her husband more

than I love you

MULTIPLE CHOICE

When Bradstreet writes, “I blest His name that gave and took . . .” she implies that

A. She is being punished for the sin of vanityB. Material objects are ultimately God’s and not

hersC. She secretly wants all her possessions to

vanishD. God will be appeased if she says a prayer to

Him