American Lit, Test Part 2
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Bradstreet didn’t fully adhere to the Puritan way of life in that she expressed strong emotions, and she wrote poetry. Use “The Author to her Book,” “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” or “
"Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666" to fully explain and support this statement. Bradstreet's poetry provides evidence that she did not strictly conform to the Puritan way of life, as her writing frequently expressed strong emotions and sentiments that were not always consistent with Puritan values. For example, in "To My Dear and Loving Husband," Bradstreet declares, "My love is such that rivers cannot quench, / Nor ought but love from thee give recompense,” which conveys a deep and intense affection for her husband that extends beyond what is deemed appropriate in Puritan society. This quote demonstrates that Bradstreet possessed
a profound emotional connection with her spouse, which was not always acceptable within Puritan culture, and that she was also willing to challenge traditional gender roles by positioning herself as an equal to her husband.
Source: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43706/to-my-dear-and-loving-husband
Quote Location: Lines 7-8
Is Mary Rowlandson’s captivity narrative mostly encouraging or discouraging?
Mary Rowlandson's captivity narrative contains both encouraging and discouraging elements. While the narrative highlights Rowlandson's spiritual growth and the ways in which she relied on
her faith to endure, it also contains graphic depictions of the brutal treatment that she and other English captives suffered at the hands of the Native Americans, which can be seen as discouraging. Rowlandson writes, "I have learned to look beyond present and smaller troubles, and to be quieted under them,” suggesting that her faith helped her to remain calm and hopeful during her captivity. Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/851/851-h/851-h.htm
Quote Location: Twentieth Remove, the last two sentences. Was Cotton Mather’s work about Martha Carrier or Benjamin Franklin’s preface to “The
Way to Wealth” better suited for modern day readers? Why? Benjamin Franklin's preface to "The Way to Wealth" is more suitable for modern-day readers due to its timeless advice on personal finance and self-improvement that still holds relevance today. Franklin's quote, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise," emphasizes the values of discipline, time management, and hard work, all of which are important
in the present-day era. On the other hand, Cotton Mather's work on Martha Carrier is less relatable and less relevant to modern readers as it focuses on a particular historical event and individual. Link: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/the-way-to-wealth/
Quote Location: Paragraph Five, Lines 16-17
John Adams values Abigail Adams’s opinion. Prove or disprove this statement with the assigned letters. In the letter, John Adams discusses political matters and his own anxieties with Abigail Adams, which suggests that he values her opinion. He even writes, "I am more and more convinced that Man is a dangerous creature, and that power whether vested in many or a few is ever grasping," and later expresses his concern about the fate of their potential democracy or monarchy. This quote highlights the weighty issues that John trusts Abigail's intelligence and judgment enough to discuss with her.
Link: https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17751127aa&bc=%2Fdigitaladams%2Farchive%2Fbrowse%2Fdate
%2Fall_1775.php
Quote Location: Stanza 6, line 21-22
Choose one of the following poems by Lydia Sigourney and explain how it shows both a sense of hope and despair: "To the First Slave Ship," "Indian Names," "Slavery," and "Erin's Daughter.” Lydia Sigourney's "To the First Slave Ship" conveys both hope and despair through its depiction of the terrible ordeal of slaves during the transatlantic slave trade, as well as the prospect of freedom and liberation. While the lines "Look to the mansions of the free! / Look to that realm where chains unbind" express hope and the potential for escaping slavery, the poem's overall tone is one of despair, highlighting the immense pain and subjugation endured by slaves throughout the transatlantic slave trade.
Source: https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Housatonic_Community_College/American_Literature_Survey/
06%3A_Week_X_Poetry_of_the_Early_Republic/6.04%3A_Lydia_Howard_Huntley_Sigourney/6.4.01%3A_To_the_First_Slave_Ship
Quote Location: Stanza 12-13, lines 48-49
How does Phillis Wheatley simultaneously show support for George Washington and freedom from Great Britain in the poem, “His Excellency General Washington”?
Phillis Wheatley's poem expresses admiration for George Washington as well as support for America's independence from the British Empire. She specifically praises Washington's leadership and emphasizes America's strength, writing, "Fix'd are the eyes of nations on the scales, For in their hopes Columbia's arm prevails." Simultaneously, she criticizes Britain's thirst for power and expresses sympathy for the many war casualties, stating, "Anon Britannia droops the pensive head, while round increase the rising hills of dead. Ah! Cruel blindness to Columbia's state! Lament thy thirst of boundless power too late." Wheatley expresses her support
for Washington and America's fight for independence from British rule through these lines.
Source:
https://poets.org/poem/his-excellency-general-washington
Quote Location: Quote #1- Stanza 4, lines 5-6 and Quote #2 Stanza 4, lines 7-10
How does Michael Wigglesworth’s The Day of Doom show chaos, enemies punished, and order restored? Explain using the assigned work of literature.
In "The Day of Doom," Michael Wigglesworth depicts the return of Christ on Judgment Day as a
sudden and terrifying event that brings chaos, punishment, and order. Sinners, who had been indulging in various sins, are caught off guard by Christ's appearance to judge the living and the dead, causing them to rise from their beds trembling in fear. The poem highlights this chaos and terror by stating, "For at midnight breaks forth a light, which turns the night to day, And speedily
an hideous cry doth all the World dismay.” Nevertheless, the poem ends with order restored, as the wicked are punished and the righteous are rewarded.
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/56053/56053-h/56053-h.htm
Quote Location: The Day of Doom, Stanza 5, Lines 29-32
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