THE POETRY OF ANNE BRADSTREET. “Upon the Burning of Our House ”
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THE POETRYOF
ANNE BRADSTREET
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“Upon the Burning of Our House”
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LITERARY ELEMENTMETAPHOR: a figure of speech that compares or equates two seemingly unlike things.
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LITERARY ELEMENT
EXTENDED METAPHOR: to develop
a metaphor beyond a single line.
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LITERARY ELEMENT
INFERENCE: a general statement based on the information in a text.
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LITERARY ELEMENT
SPEAKER: the voice of the poem,similar to the narrator in a work ofprose.
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Sometimes the speaker’s voice isthat of the poet; sometimes, it isthat of a fictional person—or evena thing.
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LITERARY ELEMENT
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE: his or her intent in writing a literary work.
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
Authors typically write for one ormore of the following purposes:
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AUTHOR’S PURPOSE FOR WRITING
1. To persuade2. To inform3. To explain4. To entertain5. To describe
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“And when I could no longer look,/I blest His name that gave andtook, /That laid my goods now inthe dust.” lines 13-15
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In the preceeding passage, Bradstreet believes that God isresponsible for all things, good andbad, and that she must trust God’swill.
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INTERNAL CONFLICT
Lines 27-36 suggest that thespeaker is presenting a dialogue ordebate with herself.
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TRIGGERED BY FIRE
The speaker’s thoughts focus onthe tragic destruction of hermaterial possessions.
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CHANGE OF HEART
In line 37, however, Bradstreet“chides” her own heart, asshe recalls that true wealth doesnot abide on earth.
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LITERARY ELEMENTMETAPHOR
“Thou hast an house on high erect,Framed by that mighty Architect,…”Lines 43-44
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LITERARY ELEMENTMETAPHOR
The “almighty Architect” is God.
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EXTENDED METAPHOR
Bradstreet is describing a heavenly home, built by God for her.
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ALLUSION
In an allusion to Jesus’ death onthe cross, Bradstreet explains thatthe home has been purchased andpaid for.
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SORROWFUL EYES
Possessions were important to thespeaker. Her “sorrowing eyes” look over theashes and mourn for all the “pleasant things.”
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Later, Bradstreet decides that herpossessions really belong to God;HE is most important in her life.
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CELESTIAL SHORES
Bradstreet states that her “hopeand treasure” are “above,” or inheaven.
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HEAVENLY HOME
The speaker suggests that herhome and possessions areimportant and not her own.
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SUMMARY
Anne Bradstreet comes to termswith the loss of her home and her possessions to a fire.
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