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  1. What do you value most? Page 50 Background: The things that we value in life may be actual objects or they may be less tangible. For example, a person might prize a favorite pair of shoes or their phone. On the other hand, the gift of family may outweigh more material possessions. The Puritan poets you are about to read valued family life and their religious faith above all things. What do you prize most in your life? Quickwrite: Imagine that a reality show has offered you the chance to win a million dollars. The catch is that you will have to give up an object, a person, or a belief that you truly value. Assume that you are not willing to make the sacrifice. Write a brief statementto explain why you must turn down the money.

  2. Objective By the end of this class, you should be able to: Analyze the use of words and word meanings in a text by completing…

  3. Essential Question What is the best way to determine the meaning of an unknown word?

  4. Author Profile: Bradstreet & Taylor Page 51 Anne Bradstreet Edward Taylor

  5. Puritan Poetry Notes Page 52 Figurative language Metaphor Extended metaphor Personification Hyperbole Allusion Archaic language Inverted Syntax Reflection:

  6. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 A.) B.) C.) D.) E.) F.) G.)

  7. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 A.) In lines 5–7, how does the poet use hyperbole in these lines to emphasize her feelings for her husband? a.) to emphasize her husband’s love b.) to demonstrate her love of nature c.) to show her fondness of riches d.) to highlight her talents as a poet

  8. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 B.) What relationship do lines 11-12 suggest about earthly love and eternal life? a.) Being loving does not guarantee eternal life b.) By loving greatly in life, they are rewarded with eternal life c.) Love is a battlefield d.) Riches are better than love

  9. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 C.) In lines 1-6, how does the poet use contrast to convey a sense of fear? a.) She contrasts fire with burning. b.) She contrasts night with day. c.) She contrasts sleep with fire. d.) She contrasts shrieks with fire.

  10. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 D.) How does the biblical allusion in the word dust express the poem’s theme? a.) Fire destroys everything to dust. b.) Everyone will die someday. c.) Cleanliness is next to godliness. d.) Material goods are not as important as spiritual goods.

  11. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 E.) In lines 43-48, what two things does the author compare in the metaphor in these lines? a.) a night’s sky to the sparkle of the fire b.) a temporary earthly home to an eternal home in heaven c.) fine furnishings to heavenly riches d.) an architect’s job to a firefighter’s job

  12. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 F.) Huswifery means housekeeping. What housekeeping activity is being described in lines 1-6? a.) discussing who will do the chores b.) washing clothes in a basin c.) spinning a wheel to make yarn d.) sweeping the floors

  13. Bradstreet/Taylor Guided Questions Page 53 G.) What extended metaphor does the author use throughout the poem to express his relationship with God? a.) comparing the transformation of the wool to cloth b.) comparing the softness of the wool to how he feels about God c.) comparing a spider’s web to the wool d.) comparing his conversation to sound of the wheel

  14. Bradstreet/Taylor Mini Quiz 1.) Bradstreet uses hyperbole in the first four lines of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” to exaggerate the truth that A. faithful love is forever B. other people envy her love C. her husband is far from home D. she and her husband love each other 2.) Clarify the meaning of line 8 from “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Which sentence estrestates the line? A. Others are incapable of repaying my love for you. B. Only you can understand my love for you. C. Nothing but your love can repay me for my love. D. You should refrain from trying to repay my love.

  15. Bradstreet/Taylor Mini Quiz 3.) The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” shows her faith in God when she A. says that she and her husband will be together for eternity B. prays that God will save her husband from any dangers C. hopes that God will let other people feel the love that she feels D. asks God to give her husband the love she is unable to give him 4.) The speaker of “Upon the Burning of Our House” learns of the fire when A. a neighbor comes to the door and tells her that her house is on fire B. she returns from town and sees her house burning down C. she wakes up during the night and hears people screaming D. her husband smells smoke and tells her that the house is burning

  16. Bradstreet/Taylor Mini Quiz 5.) What does the personification in lines 8–10 of “Upon the Burning of Our House” reveal about the speaker? A. She feels confused about God’s will. B. She prays to God in times of trouble. C. She wants God to replace her home. D. The fire causes her to curse God. 6.) Which line from “Upon the Burning of Our House” indicates that the speaker misses her home after it burns down? A. “He might of all justly bereft” B. “Yea, so it was, and so ‘twas just” C. “That dunghill mists may fly away” D. “There lay that store I counted best”

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