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What was the "thund' ring noise" that woke Bradstreet?
The burning of her home
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Bradstreet emphasizes both the things she has lost and
her memories of happy occasions in the house
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monster
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star
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fairy
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thief
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When Bradstreet writes, "thou hast an house on high erect," she means
God has prepared an eternal resting place for all believers
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In the last part of this poem, Bradstreet uses "house" as a metaphor for--
the afterlife or heaven
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What is the speaker's first response to hearing the "fearful sound" of fire?
She prayed for strength.
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In this poem, who is the "mighty Architect?"
God
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What conclusion helps the poet overcome her sorrow?
She knows heaven will be her home.
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trap
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fairy
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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gold
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gift
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thief
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eraser
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gift
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banana
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When Bradstreet writes, "I blest his name that gave and took" she implies
material objects are God's not hers
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Does EVERYONE in the Bradstreet family escape the fire? How do you know this?
Yes. "He might of all justly bereft/But yet sufficient for us left" (lines 19-20)
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There are two lines where the -ed ending of a word must be pronounced as a distinct syllable in order to preserve the poem's meter. Name one.
45, 47
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What is the poem's rhyme scheme? How many syllables in each line?
AA BB CC...(rhyming couplets) Lines include 8 syllables. This is called iambic tetrameter.
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The speaker mostly criticized herself for
valuing material possessions too much
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