LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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“When by the ruins oft I past”
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“Framed by that mighty Architect”
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“Where oft I sat and long did lie”
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“And to my God my heart did cry”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The “mighty Architect” is God. (Lines 43-50) Lines 43-50 contain an extended metaphor. In your own words, summarize what you think the speaker is describing in the metaphor. She is describing a heavenly home, built by God for her.
Detailed explanation-2: -Figurative language in this poem includes the use of extended metaphor. Bradstreet speaks of another house. The Architect (or designer/builder) is God. This house is better than her earthly home because it is furnished with spiritual glory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bradstreet speaks of another “house” in an extended metaphor at the end of the poem. What is this house, who is its architect, and how is it more perfect than the house she has lost?-The house is heaven.-God is the Architect.