METER
Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed
syllables in poetry
MINISTERS
Edwards’ father and grandfather held this
position
INVERSION
Reversing the normal word order of a sentence
IAMB
a type of foot that contains an unstressed
followed by a stressed syllable ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ
NORTHAMPTON
The place where Edwards’ church was located
TETRAMETER
Four feet in a line of poetry is called _________
THE GREAT AWAKENING
The religious movement which called for a
denouncing of one’s sins and undergoing a
religious conversion
8
Number of children Anne Bradstreet had
24
Number of people who died (in jail, pressed with
stones, hanged) during the Salem Witch Trials
EDWARDS
Attended Yale
WHAT VALUES WERE IMPORTANT TO THE PURITANS
Simplicity
Temperance
Self-reliance
Personal responsibility
Industriousness
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ELECT?
That a person has grace
God has predetermined that he/she will
be saved (will go to Heaven)
IAMBIC PENTAMETER
Mark the following line and identify the
meter:
˘ˊǀ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘
ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘
ˊ
“If ever man were loved by wife then thee.”
IAMBIC TETRAMETER
Mark the following line and identify the
meter:
˘ ˊǀ˘ ˊ ǀ ˘ ˊ ǀ˘ ˊ
“In silent night when rest I took.”
EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE
“Then while we live
in love let’s so
persever / That
when we live no
more we may live
ever.”
Anne believes if
they love well and
respect their
marriage on
Earth they may
be rewarded with
eternal life in
Heaven
EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE
“Thou hast an house
on high erect
Fram'd by that
mighty Architect,
With glory richly
furnished,
Stands permanent
tho' this be fled.
It's purchased, and
paid for too
By him who hath
enough to do.”
In this extended
metaphor,
Bradstreet
compares Heaven to
a permanent house
built by God (the
mighty architect).
EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE QUOTE
“The wrath of God is like great waters that are
dammed for the present; they increase
more and more, and rise higher and
higher, till an outlet is given; and the
longer the stream is stopped, the more
rapid and mighty is its course, when once
it is let loose. It is true, that judgment
against your evil works has not been
executed hitherto; the floods of God's
vengeance have been withheld; but your
guilt in the mean time is constantly
increasing, and you are every day
treasuring up more wrath; the waters are
constantly rising, and waxing more and
more mighty; and there is nothing but the
mere pleasure of God, that holds the
waters back, that are unwilling to be
stopped, and press hard to go forward. If
God should only withdraw his hand from
the flood-gate, it would immediately fly
open, and the fiery floods of the
fierceness and wrath of God, would rush
forth with inconceivable fury, and would
come upon you with omnipotent power;
and if your strength were ten thousand
times greater than it is, yea, ten thousand
times greater than the strength of the
stoutest, sturdiest devil in hell, it would be
nothing to withstand or endure it.”
In this extended
metaphor, Edwards
compares God’s wrath
toward natural men to
dammed waters. The
waters are growing
higher and gaining
strength as God gets
more angry. The only
thing protecting the
unconverted from the
powerful waters is
God’s mercy.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
When Edwards says that “men are held in the hand of God,” he
literally means that —
A. All human beings can fit into the palm of God’s hand
B. God is a kind father
C. The fate of human beings is determined by God
D. God will save everyone
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Which statement below most accurately paraphrases this line from
the poem?
If ever man were lov’d by wife, then, thee.
A. I never knew what love meant until I became your wife
B. No husband has ever loved his wife more than you love
me
C. I never have loved you more than I do at this moment
D. No wife has ever loved her husband more than I love you
MULTIPLE CHOICE
When Bradstreet writes, “I blest His name that gave and took . . .”
she implies that
A. She is being punished for the sin of vanity
B. Material objects are ultimately God’s and not hers
C. She secretly wants all her possessions to vanish
D. God will be appeased if she says a prayer to Him