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1 Puritan Era 1600s to mid-1700s

2 Religion Established colonies to escape religious persecution
Religion closely intertwined with government: Theocracy Frowned on secular entertainment, literature

3 Literature Revolved around religion; felt it must glorify God
Pamphlets, religious books, newspapers, journals, poetry, sermons Writing considered unsuitable occupation for women

4 Literature Simple, straightforward
Contrasted with the flowery, ornate style of Europe at the time

5 Anne Bradstreet: first American poet

6 The Tenth Muse—collection of poems; brother published them in England without her knowledge
Wrote about day-to-day living Endured traumatic events—small pox as a child, burning of her home, Indian attacks Died of tuberculosis

7 Bradstreet’s Techniques
inversion—reversing the natural order of speaking allusion—reference to something well-known (historical event, biblical figure, mythology, etc.) paradox—a seeming contradiction that presents a truth couplets—consecutive rhyming lines metaphor—a comparison that does not use like or as iambic pentameter—meter with five sets (feet) of unstressed and stressed syllables


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