Anne Bradstreet Essay

Anne Bradstreet authored many poems and changed the world of literature. She was a woman who, against popular opinion, wanted her voice heard and did this through her poetry. Bradstreet’s poetry reveals her emotions and allows others to experience these emotions as well. She describes her experiences with life’s ups and downs and personal struggle. Bradstreet, as a Puritan, was devoted to God and believed His will controlled all things. In her poems “The Flesh and the Spirit” and “Upon the…

Anne Bradstreet was considered to be one of the most influential and outstanding poets in our country’s history. She inspired large amounts of people during the time that she lived and today. Despite the times of discrimination, Bradstreet did not stop writing about her feelings and life as a Puritan. It was considered unladylike for a woman to write during early years. Her determination resulted in her being recognized as not only the first successful female poet, but also as the country’s…

authors I have connected with Anne Bradstreet and I seem to share the most significant connection with. The link between Anne Bradstreet and I is found in the importance of our faith, loved ones, and writing as expressed in her work. Being of the Puritan era, Bradstreet often wrote about her faith, however unlike others from this era she not only wrote about praise and blessing, but expressed and confessed her struggles. Through such expressions I have found that both Bradstreet and I, while…

yourself in the process. Here with me I have three authors that have all spoke of losing something. They all may not have said it directly but they have all lost a piece of them, something near and dear, whether it being intentionally or forcefully. Anne Bradstreet, Richard…

Poetry has always been utilized to express the ideologies and beliefs held by the individual. The poets Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley, usually chose to write about topics accepted by society. For instance, they have both written works about embracing the love of God and the deliverance he offers, however, these early American poets have also written works that express their personal beliefs sometimes contradictory to society. To begin with, both of these women were strong believers in…

Edward Taylor and Ann Bradstreet were both excellent writes although not fully recognized till much after their death. As expected both “Huswifery” and "To My Dear and Loving Husband" are great works of poetry and show signs of a higher education as well as elegance within the writing. There are many similarities within this poems, but at the same time they differ in their purpose. Edward Taylor’s poem, “Huswifery” is a piece written more about letting the Lord take you as an instrument and…

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…

gone so far in’s zodiac..” Have you ever missed someone so much that you feel you can't live or do anything? Anne Bradstreet has gone through many situations and she expresses her hurt through poems, but today we will be focusing on one poem and it is “ A letter to her husband” I will be discussing her struggles in the poem and her religious struggles with this situation. In Anne Bradstreet poem “A letter to her husband” In this poem she's talking about how she feels about her husband being…

literature, by Bradstreet, Taylor, and Edwards, all agree that humans need to live out the will of God. Edward Taylor, the author of Huswifery, uses metaphor to convey humans as instruments for God to use. Edward Taylor writes in his poem: "make my affections thy swift flyers neat" (I. 3). Taylor wants God to guide his decisions, the way that flyers guide the spool to keep the material organized. Taylor sees mankind as spinning wheels for God to act through and work wonders. In Anne Bradstreet's…

Anne Bradstreet was an English Puritan woman who immigrated to America in the mid-1600s. Her father was the manager of the estate of the Earl of Lincoln. This meant that Bradstreet would be raised in an upper class manner. She obtained several advantages due to this. The main advantage she had was the chance to receive a quality education. Her formal education was centered on history, various languages, and literature. She married Simon Bradstreet, a fellow Puritan, at the age of sixteen. Her…