We're learning about the Puritans in English 3. We read some of
Anne Bradstreet's "Puritan Plain Style" today. Notably, Bradstreet's Plain Style uses literal poetic lines to teach a lesson or moral, known as didactic poetry. The only metaphors she employs are used to reference Heaven and Hell in a "Sin-that-must-not-be-named" way. The only way to talk about Hell and sin is through metaphors because naming sin brings you too close to the actual sin (according to this Puritan, anyways).
We will now begin
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Johnathon Edwards has no qualms about
sharing his opinion on our salvation! We will soon be creating drawings of
the illustrative details of hellfire and damnation as embodied by the Puritanical belief of predestination/predetermination.
Read Chapters 2 and 3 for Tuesday. Remember that you can find a "Modern English" translation at No Fear Sparknotes: http://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/lit/the-scarlet-letter
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