Unit I Authors:
William Bradford
Jonathan Edwards
Anne Bradstreet
William Bradford
1590-1657
 Son of a farmer
 A Puritan that fled from England to Holland, then to
America for religious freedom.
 Governor of Plymouth, re-elected some 30 times.
 Wrote a detailed account of its history giving us his
chronicle/journal for American history.
Literary Elements for
“ Of Plymouth Plantation”
 Imagery
 Metaphor
 Journal/chronicle
 Plain Style, page 32
 Ornate Style, page 32
Classicismpopular during a strong religious period of
Puritanism.
 A genre of literature that stresses the following:
---Balance
---Order
---Reason
---Clarity
---Universal Ideas/themes
Puritanism
 Popular from the late 1500’s to the early to mid 1700’s.
 Puritanism was fading out by the end of the 1600’s and
a revival occurred keeping alive for another 20 or 30
years.
Plain vs. Ornate Style
 Plain Style- simple sentence structure that
incorporates common vocabulary.
 Example: Ben Franklin
 Ornate Style- long, detailed, complex sentence
structures that use lofty vocabulary. Example: William
Bradford
Jonathan Edwards
1703-1758
 A Puritan Minister
 Entered Yale at age 13
 Wrote first piece at age 11
 Part of the Great Awakening or “revival” of Puritanism
in 1700’s.
Literary Elements
 Tone - “attitude”
 Sermon – a religious speech
 Imagery- words that create a picture
 Diction- a writer’s choice of words
 Persuasion writer’s attempt to sway the audience.
 Emotional
 Logical
 Ethical/moral
Anne Bradstreet
1612-1672
 First American Poet
 Strong religious themes (husband, family, religion)
 Strong Puritan beliefs
Literary Elements
 Couplet
 Allusion
 End rhyme
 Slant rhyme