Edward Taylor

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Edward Taylor

• Puritan Minister
• Like Bradstreet, wrote poetry for self reflection
• Also wrote to instruct congregation in Puritan
  values
• Never published, just shared with friends and
  community

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Huswifery

• Definition the business of a housewife female
  domestic economy and skill
• Compares the household task of making clothing
  with the gift of Gods salvation.
• This extended metaphor expresses Edward Taylors
  deep belief in God and celebrates the divine
  presence in daily life.
• The poem is like a prayer imploring God to guide
  the speaker to do Gods will.
• By submitting to Gods will, the speaker hopes to
  achieve eternal salvation.

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Huswifery Analysis

• Extended Metaphor/Conceit (an extended metaphor
  that covers the entire poem)
• Speaker compares herself to
• spinning wheel to yarn to loom to cloth to holy
  robes
• represent steps the speaker hopes she can follow
  in life to glorify God and to achieve a state of
  grace.
• Theme What message is Taylor trying to send to
  Puritan women through this poem?
• That every aspect of their daily like should
  revolve around glorifying God and preparing
  themselves for salvation

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Huswifery Copy Change

• Now, try your hand at poetry.
• Consider some activity you love to do
• Playing video games
• Talking/Texting/Tweeting using your cell
• Watching tv and chilling
• Break the activity down into its component parts
• The tv, the controllers, the game disc
• Plug in the components into the copy change
  template