Puritan Poets
This poet is credited with proving that a Puritan could create excellent poetry.
Edward Taylor
This Seneca chief argued that Indians would consider the white man's God if his people became more honest and good.
Red Jacket
Divisions of a poem based on thought, meter, or rhyme.
stanza
This poet's work remained unpublished during his lifetime and was only discovered posthumously; he is known for intense metaphysical devotional poetry
Edward Taylor
**Daily Double** The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
meter
Roger Williams believed in religious tolerance and separation of church and state.
true
***Daily Double**Identify two extended metaphors Bradstreet uses to describe her book
inferior homespun clothing; uneven feet; an irksome image with blemishes, giving birth
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is best known for emphasizing this aspect of God's character:wrath/mercy/creation/redemption—choose one
God's wrath
Lines of iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs.
heroic couplet
The Puritans believed that literature should glorify God and instruct believers.
true
**Daily Double***In "The Author to Her Book," the poet compares her book to an imperfect garment and expresses this emotion about her writing.
She is embarrassed and thinks it needs work / feels inadequate about it.
Who has been called the Father of American Indian Literature
Samson Occom
Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to sense perceptions.
imagery
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is known for its gentle, comforting message.
false
**Daily Double**At the end of "Contemplations," the poet's final response to God's creation is to do this: desire to _____ God for His beauty while feeling inadequate
Praise (She desires to praise God for His beauty while feeling inadequate and inept.)
Who received unfair treatment as an Indian missionary
Samson Occom
A comparison using like or as.
simile
Edward Taylor published his poetry during his lifetime.