ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -“Huswifery” is poem written around 1685 by the Puritan preacher Edward Taylor. The poem is addressed directly to God, making it at once a kind of plea and prayer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Huswifery by Edward Taylor | Poetry Foundation.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main theme found in “Huswifery” is desperation. Taylor apparently has decided that he is going to stop living life for his own desire, but instead give it to God to be worked through. His purpose in writing the poem was to be a letter to God, a written form of prayer.