Puritan Beliefs and Values
What is the central belief of Puritans about salvation?
What is Predestination?
What is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually concerning the eventual fate of the individual soul?
Who delivered the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
What was the main subject of many of Anne Bradstreet’s poems?
What is her family and domestic life as a Puritan?
Who wrote the poem “Half-Hanged Mary”?
Who is Margaret Atwood?
What is the use of colors, items or even creatures to represent larger ideas or themes in a work called?
What is symbolism?
What did Puritans believe was the role of the Bible in daily life?
What is the ultimate authority in guiding life and morality?
What emotion does Edwards primarily appeal to in his congregation?
What is fear?
What is the name of Anne Bradstreet’s poem where she reflects on a great tragedy?
What is“Verses upon the Burning of Our House”?
What historical event is “Half-Hanged Mary” based on?
What is the attempted execution of Mary Webster during the Salem witch trials?
In Bradstreet’s poems, what does fire often symbolize?
What is God’s power and purification, as well as loss and suffering?
What was the Puritan attitude toward work and success?
What is the belief that hard work is a form of religious devotion?
What does Edwards suggest is the only thing keeping sinners out of Hell?
What is God's mercy?
How did Bradstreet’s poetry reflect both Puritan values and personal emotion?
What is she expressed deep faith in God while also exploring her emotional struggles and concerns about material losses?
How does “Half-Hanged Mary” critique Puritan society?
What is it criticizes the oppressive nature of Puritan justice and societal expectations, especially for women?
What literary device involves exaggeration for emphasis, often seen in “Half-Hanged Mary” and "Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God"?
What is hyperbole?
What was the Puritan view of human nature?
What is that humans are inherently sinful and in need of God’s grace?
What does Edwards use to describe God's wrath in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
What are vivid and frightening images, like floods, fire, and a bow ready to shoot an arrow?
How does Anne Bradstreet's work challenge women's traditional roles in Puritan society?
What is she asserts her intellectual capabilities and expresses personal emotions, defying expectations that women should focus solely on domestic duties and religious piety?
What theme is explored through Mary Webster’s survival in “Half-Hanged Mary”?
What is the theme of resilience and defiance against unjust authority?
Which literary device does Bradstreet use in the line "Thou hast a house on high erect"?
What is metaphor?
How did the Puritan belief in a “covenant” influence their understanding of community and individual behavior?
What is the belief that individuals must follow strict moral rules because the whole community is responsible for keeping their covenant with God?
How does Edwards reconcile the idea of an angry God with the possibility of salvation in his sermon?
What is the belief that, despite God's wrath, His mercy allows for salvation if sinners repent and turn to Christ?
In “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband. How does this poem challenge Puritan expectations for women?
What is that it emphasizes personal romantic love, which contrasts with the expectation that women's devotion should be primarily to God?
What literary technique does Atwood use in "Half Hanged Mary" to depict Mary Webster's emotional state during her execution?
What is vivid imagery and stream of consciousness?
What is the significance of using first-person narration in both “Half Hanged Mary” and Anne Bradstreet's poetry?
What is it allows for a personal and intimate perspective, giving voice to individual experiences and emotions that challenge societal norms?