Anne Bradstreet and John Edwards are the first prominent Puritans preachers in the new world. They are key figures in the Great Awakening movement between the 1600’s and 1700’s. They helped bring Christianity to the Americas, in both good and bad ways. In “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God”, “Upon the Burning of our house; July 10th, 1666”, and “To my Dear and Loving Husband”, Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards use Imagery and Word choice to show the reader that God is an almighty being and that he is essential to almighty happiness and eternal love.
Bradstreet and Edwards are very religious people, and they use religious tones in all of their writings, however they differ on how they convey the messages of their faith. Anne Bradstreet …show more content…
Anne Bradstreet uses a ton of different words in her stories, it differs quite often, for example she uses words like piteous and glory. “then straight I Gin my heart to chide, and did thy wealth abide” (Bradstreet 119). In line 33 and 34 Bradstreet is saying, that she will remain calm and relaxed, even though she had lost everything. Edwards is also really great at word choice, he seems to use many old words in his sermons, many of which would be hard to understand nowadays, but it seems to give his sermons it’s own flavor. “It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of almighty god” (Edwards 127). In line 33 and 34, Edwards is saying that it would be horrible to feel the power of God. Anne Bradstreet and John Edwards are some of the most incredible users of word choice, they use a variety of words that give their stories a special feeling.
Overall, John Edwards and Anne Bradstreet were the first prominent, mainstream puritan preachers in the new world. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards use Imagery and Word choice to show the reader that God is an almighty being and that he is essential to almighty happiness and eternal love. I learned that They use words fantastically and are important figures in word choice and imagery in
Bradstreet and Edwards are very religious people, and they use religious tones in all of their writings, however they differ on how they convey the messages of their faith. Anne Bradstreet …show more content…
Anne Bradstreet uses a ton of different words in her stories, it differs quite often, for example she uses words like piteous and glory. “then straight I Gin my heart to chide, and did thy wealth abide” (Bradstreet 119). In line 33 and 34 Bradstreet is saying, that she will remain calm and relaxed, even though she had lost everything. Edwards is also really great at word choice, he seems to use many old words in his sermons, many of which would be hard to understand nowadays, but it seems to give his sermons it’s own flavor. “It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of almighty god” (Edwards 127). In line 33 and 34, Edwards is saying that it would be horrible to feel the power of God. Anne Bradstreet and John Edwards are some of the most incredible users of word choice, they use a variety of words that give their stories a special feeling.
Overall, John Edwards and Anne Bradstreet were the first prominent, mainstream puritan preachers in the new world. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards use Imagery and Word choice to show the reader that God is an almighty being and that he is essential to almighty happiness and eternal love. I learned that They use words fantastically and are important figures in word choice and imagery in