SONNETS & POETRY

Dripping Springs H.S.

English III n Mr. Jeff Olsen

Fall 2013

IS IT OR ISN’T IT?

Is “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet a sonnet? Explain why or why not, making sure to incorporate all five characteristics of a sonnet into your response. You have 30 minutes. Ready, set, go!

“Huswifery” by Edward TaylorLeft England at 26 (in 1668) after refusing to sign an oath of loyalty to the Church of England.Studied at Harvard, became a physician and pastor.Suffered many common hardships in the New World.

EDWARD TAYLOR

Extended metaphor comparing the creation of God to the process of weaving.Speaker expresses his desire for God to fabricate him into a holy product of His handicraft.

“HUSWIFERY”