Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems Literary terms: Inversion ---words of a sentence or phrase are changed out of normal English syntax, or word order. ---aides in meter or rhyme. Extended Metaphor ---a metaphor that is extended or developed over a number of lines or with several examples.
Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems Literary Terms (cont.): Conceit ---An elaborate metaphor or other figure of speech that compares two things that are startlingly different. (“Huswifery”)
Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems “Upon the Burning of Our House…” Rhetorical questions—lines 38-40? Use of the word ‘pelf’ to describe her treasures? Extended Metaphor---”…house on high…”? Emotional conflict (all Puritans really)?
Reading Log Notes: Bradstreet / Taylor Poems “Huswifery” Archaic word for housewifery meaning “the care and management of a household”. A housewife also came to be known for a small sewing kit. Irony?Irony? Whom is the speaker addressing? What is the request?