How Does Bradstreet Use Diction In Reverse Upon The Burning Of The House

Bradstreet poems have demonstrated the Puritanical ideal of what a puritan should be. The author Bradstreet has created a sequence of written piece to exemplify the essence of puritan ideology. The poetries characterizes other Puritanical literature by discussing the same laws or rules that the religion follows. The poet utilizes diction and allusion to connect with past biblical reference. Bradstreet uses diction to symbolize what she is saying about puritans and what is expected of them. In “Verse Upon the Burning of the House,” the author states, “I blest His name that gave and took, that laid my goods now in the dust. Yea, do it was, and so ‘twas just, it was His own, it was not mine,” (Bradstreet 14-17). The quote demonstrates how