Edward Taylor Alex Ridley. Edward Taylor Born in England Attended Harvard Pastor of church in Massachusetts Poems were in complete publish by 1960 Only.

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Edward Taylor Alex Ridley

Edward Taylor Born in England Attended Harvard Pastor of church in Massachusetts Poems were in complete publish by 1960 Only American poet of the metaphysical school

Puritan Beliefs Predestination Irresistible grace Sanctification The elect

Puritan Plain Style Preferred Geneva Bible over King James version Writings glorified God not writer Emphasis on nouns and verbs Lack of descriptive language

Taylor’s Writing Style Metaphysical -Employs paradoxical images Conceit -Trying to sustain comparison between unlike things

“Upon a Wasp Chilled with Cold”

Citations d/homework/highschool/earlyamerican.html em.do?id= upon-a-wasp-chilled-with-cold/ el_18c/defoe/puritanism.html#grace