American Literature Unit 2Literature of Religious Experience

Bay Psalm Book

• Notables– First– Sang– Singing– “Amazing Grace”– 150

Bay Psalm Book- General Information

• B. four• C. simple• D. literally, embellishment• E. meter, rhyme• F. * Common

Bay Psalm Book- III.

• A. plain, Psalms• A. 1. smooth• A. 2. King James• B. polish, promise, submitted• B. 1. first

Roger Williams- I. His Life

• A. trouble• B. Rhode Island• C. Indians• D. liberty• E. Baptist

Roger Williams- II. His Faith

• A. separation• B. individuals.• B. 1. responsibility• B. 2. respected

Roger Williams- III. A Key into the Language of America

• A. 1. language• A. 3. personal• B. 1. superior• C. 1. human• C. 2. civil

• banishment

Anne Bradstreet- About the Author

• Eight• First• Without• Adversity, Christian• Private, wanted, family• Domestic• Trite, not, wife, not, biblical

Contemplations

• 33• Public• Pointing• autumn

“On My Dear Grandchild. . .”

• Response• Flower• Problem• apostrophe

“Here Follows Some Verses Upon the Burning. . .”

• struggle, biblical, cannot• Allusion• Anaphora• Architect• Matthew

“To My Dear and Loving Husband”

• Human• Finest, Puritan• anaphora

“As Weary Pilgrim”

• Motif, couplet, bride• Rhyme• couplets

Edward Taylor- His Life

• Physician, defenses• Unknown• Excellent• -inferior, balanced• foremost

Edward Taylor- His Faith

• Godly• Love• Sinner• private

Edward Taylor- Preparatory Meditations

• Spiritually• beset

Edward Taylor- “Meditation 1.1”

• Love• Love, allusion• Theme• -Undeserved• -Boundless• -example• -wrath

Edward Taylor- “The Experience”

• Actual, close, lost• ?• Named• Status, status• Allusion• -eternal• -intense• -emotions

Edward Taylor- “Meditation 1.6”

• Conceit• examine

Edward Taylor- “Huswifery”

• Most• Prayer• Spiritual• -collects• Cloth• -cloth• Wedding• ?

A - wheelB - distaffC - flyerD - spoolE - bobbin

Edward Taylor- God’s Determinations “The Preface”

• Redemption• -questions, Job• -answers, fall, humbling• -power, power• -superficial

Jonathan Edwards- About the Author

• Sermon, brilliant• + MA• + Indians• + most• Corrupt• Blessed• heart

Jonathan Edwards- “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

• Read• Halfway• Hostility• -definition• -allusion• -Discussion• -application• Similes• You, personal• Gospel• ?, slippery