PURITAN LIFE English 3

CORNELL NOTES Strategy for taking notes in class for lecture, reading during class, power point, movies , etc. DATE: Topic: Questions/Main Ideas NOTES: SUMMARY:

Quick POETRY TERMS LINE – Unit of language in which a poem is divided STANZA – Group of consecutive lines

NEED TO KNOW TERMS: PURITAN PLAIN STYLE – Short words, direct statements and references to everyday objects & experiences. SYNTAX – Arrangement of words in a sentence. An inversion occurs when sentence elements are out of a normal position.

To My Dear and Loving Husband pgs. 76-77 PARTNER WORK - As you read the poem, reflect on your understanding by paraphrasing (restate in your own words) each sentence.

NEED TO KNOW TERMS: METAPHOR – Figure of speech in which 2 very different subjects are shown to have a point of similarity. CONCEIT ( EXTENDED METAPHOR) – A metaphor taken to its logical limit. The metaphor does not end in a single line or image, but builds through the entire work.

Huswifery pgs. 82-83 Stanza 1 PARTNER As you read, analyze how Taylor uses the poetic conventions of lines and stanzas to build his conceit by creating a flow chart. Stanza 2 Stanza 3 Conceit

NEED TO KNOW TERMS SERMON – Persuasive speech delivered from a pulpit in a house of worship REPETITION – Restating an idea using the same words RESTATEMENT – Expressing the same idea using different words ALLUSION – Reference to people, events or other works.

SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD Pgs. 86-88 Pg. 88 – Count the number of times you hear a reference to water. What mood or feeling is created by these images of water? In what ways do these images of the fury of water help convey Edwards’s message?

SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD Pg. 89 Pg. 89 – Count the number of times you hear the word “nothing”. What message is Edwards trying to convey by the repetition of the word “nothing”? In what way are Edwards listeners powerless? What emotional response is Edwards trying to elicit by his use of rhythmic and repetitious language?