“Upon the Burning of Our House”
Journal
Respond to the
prompts on the
first page of
your packet.
Be ready to
share
Background on Puritan
Poets
Turn to page 24-25
Read The Puritan Tradition
Answer the following questions
in your notes.
How was poetry primarily
viewed in the Puritan society?
What does Puritan poetry
provide insight into?
Anne Bradstreet
First accomplished poet on American soil
Immigrant teenage bride (married at 16)
Shakespeare was a source of inspiration and
technique
Religion=major influence
Puritan
Children (4 boys, 4 girls)
Brother-in-law published poems in England without
consulting Bradstreet
First book of poetry published by an American
colonist
“Upon the Burning of Our
House”
“Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our
House, July 10, 1666”
-Anne Bradstreet
The poem is about the burning of her home
Lost 800 books
Destroyed Bradstreet’s papers and poems
Narrates an incident, then draws conclusions on it
Conclusion shows absolute faith in and submission
to the will of God
Terms to Know
Inversion and Extended Metaphor
“Learn the poetry practice of inversion, we must.”
Rewrite this sentence by
Yoda…
“Powerful you have become. The dark side I
sense in you.”
Sentence Inversion
Turn to the back page of your packet
1. And my heart did cry to my God.
2. I blest his name that gave and took.
That now laid my goods in the dust.
3. When oft I past by the ruins. (or) Oft when I passed
by the ruins.
4. My pleasant things lie in ashes.
5. And I shall behold them no more.
“Upon the Burning of Our
House”
Page 114
Listen and follow along
while we read “Upon the
Burning of Our House”
Homework: Due Tomorrow!
Friday, October 11
Re-read “Upon the Burning of Our
House”
on pp. 114 and 115 in your book.
Answer the 7 questions (in complete
sentences) and the 5 extended metaphor
questions in your packet.
Test on Thursday on Anne Bradstreet’s, “Upon the
Burning of Our House”
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