“Upon the Burning of Our House”
Journal
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Respond to the
prompts on the
first page of
your packet.
Be ready to
share 
Background on Puritan
Poets
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Turn to page 24-25
Read The Puritan Tradition
Answer the following questions
in your notes.
How was poetry primarily
viewed in the Puritan society?
What does Puritan poetry
provide insight into?
Anne Bradstreet
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 First accomplished poet on American soil
 Immigrant teenage bride (married at 16)
 Shakespeare was a source of inspiration and
technique
 Religion=major influence
 Puritan
 Children (4 boys, 4 girls)
 Brother-in-law published poems in England without
consulting Bradstreet
 First book of poetry published by an American
colonist
“Upon the Burning of Our
House”
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“Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our
House, July 10, 1666”
-Anne Bradstreet
 The poem is about the burning of her home
 Lost 800 books
 Destroyed Bradstreet’s papers and poems
 Narrates an incident, then draws conclusions on it
 Conclusion shows absolute faith in and submission
to the will of God
Terms to Know
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 Inversion and Extended Metaphor
“Learn the poetry practice of inversion, we must.”
Rewrite this sentence by
Yoda…
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“Powerful you have become. The dark side I
sense in you.”
Sentence Inversion
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 Turn to the back page of your packet
1. And my heart did cry to my God.
2. I blest his name that gave and took.
That now laid my goods in the dust.
3. When oft I past by the ruins. (or) Oft when I passed
by the ruins.
4. My pleasant things lie in ashes.
5. And I shall behold them no more.
“Upon the Burning of Our
House”
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Page 114
Listen and follow along
while we read “Upon the
Burning of Our House”
Homework: Due Tomorrow!
Friday, October 11
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Re-read “Upon the Burning of Our
House”
on pp. 114 and 115 in your book.
Answer the 7 questions (in complete
sentences) and the 5 extended metaphor
questions in your packet.
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 Test on Thursday on Anne Bradstreet’s, “Upon the
Burning of Our House”