LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Rowlandson
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Anne bradstreet
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the poem “Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666, ” the author expresses no anger or ill will at God for allowing the home she has lived in for so long to be destroyed by fire. She actually expresses thankfulness to God for allowing this physical destruction to occur.
Detailed explanation-2: -The flame consume my dwelling place. And when I could no longer look, I blest His name that gave and took, That laid my goods now in the dust.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tone of this poem goes from shock to wistfulness to hope. Just before the poem begins, the narrator sleeps peacefully, in unsuspecting security. She is suddenly awakened by “thundering noise” (line 3) and “piteous shrieks” (line 4).