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On your desk….
Have your literature book open to page 35.
Have your study guide on your desk.
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
One silent night when she went to bed, she wasn't expecting anything out of the normal to happen.
She was then awakened by a loud noise and heard people yelling “Fire!”
She asked God to get her through this and protect her during this distress/hardship.
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
She didn't want to be left without any possessions like food, water and necessities.
Then she saw the fire enflame her entire house and saw all her belongings turn to ash.
She believes that those possessions always belonged to God, never her so he is allowed to take them whenever he pleases, so she shouldn’t chide(scold) herself.
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
She then remembers everything that will never happen in her house again.
She visits what used to be her house and sees
where the old chest used to be and remembers that she won't have any guests over to eat, or hear a story or anything in that house.
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
She tries to remember what she possibly could have done wrong to deserve everything to be taken away.
She then believes that material things really
mean nothing at all because she will have everything she needs when she gets to heaven with God.
Vocab
Piteous
Pitiful
Vocab
Succorless
Without safety
Line 14 and 16-17
“ I blest His name that gave and took…
Yeah, so it was, and so ‘twas justIt was His own, it was not mine…
Line 14 and 16-17
“ I blest His name that gave and took…
Yeah, so it was, and so ‘twas justIt was His own, it was not mine…
Demonstrates Puritan faith in God’s purpose.
Vocab
Repine
Complain
Vocab
Bereft
To deprive
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
Adieu
French for “goodbye”
Sentence?
Vocab
Chide
Scold
Vocab
Mold’ring
Decay
Vocab
Abide
To tolerate
Upon the Burning of Our HouseJuly 10th, 1666
Pelf
A contemptuous term for wealth
Sentence?
Question
Where in the poem does Bradstreet remind herself not to have too much affection for earthly things?
Question
Where in the poem does Bradstreet remind herself not to have too much affection for earthly things?
The idea that earthly goods must not be loved overmuch is introduced in line 36.
Allusion
A reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.
Allusion
A reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.
Christian admonishment (caution) to build treasures in heaven rather than on earth.
Question
What does Bradstreet refer to in lines 43-47 when she speaks of a house on high?
Question
What does Bradstreet refer to in lines 43-47 when she speaks of a house on high?
She is referring to heaven.
Question
How does her awareness of this “house” help console her for her loss of the first house?
Question
How does her awareness of this “house” help console her for her loss of the first house?
It regards the “house on high” as her “hope and treasure” an eternal home makes loss of her earthly home seem insignificant.
Journal– 1/2 page
Similar to “To my Dear and Loving Husband,” write a letter to someone close to you.
Express what your relationship means to you.
Reminder
Bring your literature book, journal, and craft supplies to class tomorrow.
