Anne Bradstreet Allusions

In 17th century, many Puritans immigrate to the thirteen colonies because of the religious turmoil in England, and the fear of persecution like Anne Bradstreet and her family to the Massachusetts Company. Anne Bradstreet is a famous writer in the 17th century, and she writes many poems about the importance of family, loss and acceptance. For instance, in "To my Dear and Loving Husband" and "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild", Bradstreet uses anaphora to emphasize her love for her husband the importance of family. The author also employs in "the Author to Her Book", an extended metaphor to explain her creative process. Also, Bradstreet uses in "Upon The Burning of Our House", allusions to Christianity to express her faith as a Puritan. Anne …show more content…
After the her house is burning down she realizes that everything she owns is the property of God, and he can take it whenever He wants. Anne Bradstreet's realization is common belief in Puritanism, "To counter and cover the exploration of Puritan theology in this plaintive cry for help in “Upon the Burning of Our House,” Bradstreet acknowledges the right of God to take what has been loaned" (). To continue, Anne Bradstreet keeps using allusions in "Upon the Burning House" to maintain her expressions of her faith as a Puritan. She employs Christianity concepts like Heaven in her poem, "Thou hast an house on high erect, / Framed by that mighty Architect, / With glory richly furnishéd" (43-45). Anne Bradstreet is grasping the fact that her house is nothing compare to the one she will have in Heaven. The incorporation of the idea of Heaven by the author is a way to inform the readers that if people have faith in God they will be rewarded in afterlife. In other words, the presence of allusions or Christianity concepts in "Upon the Burning House" is to express Anne Bradstreet's religious faith as a Puritan, and make it more comprehensible to the