ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A colonial American poet, pastor, and physician. Author of “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly.”
A
Edward Taylor
B
Anne Bradstreet
C
Jonathan Edwards
D
J.K. Rowling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly” the spider could represent the devil, the wasp a sinner, and the fly an innocent person or Christian. The spider is able to reach and affect both the wasp (sinner) and fly (innocent person or Christian).

Detailed explanation-2: -Entering Harvard with advanced standing, Taylor embarked on a course of study to prepare himself to become a minister. In 1671 he accepted a call to the ministry in the town of Westfield, a farming community on the fringes of the colony.

Detailed explanation-3: -“The Spider and the Fly” is a fable kind of poem.

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