Asked by Anonymous
We read the poem "Verses Upon The Burning Of Our House" By Anne Bradstreet. I need to find text in the poem that either shows that she really did miss all her possessions like her books and unpublished poems, or that material items really did not matter to her.
I've read the poem a few times and I am convinced that she did miss a few things lost in the fire, such as her chest. Am I correct and is there anything else that she misses?
I've read the poem a few times and I am convinced that she did miss a few things lost in the fire, such as her chest. Am I correct and is there anything else that she misses?
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Answered by
Writeacher
What do you think about these lines?
<i>The flame consume my dwelling place.
And when I could no longer look,
I blest his grace that gave and took,
That laid my goods now in the dust.
...
Adieu, Adieu, All's Vanity.
Then straight I 'gin my heart to chide:
And did thy wealth on earth abide,
Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust,
...</i>
<i>The flame consume my dwelling place.
And when I could no longer look,
I blest his grace that gave and took,
That laid my goods now in the dust.
...
Adieu, Adieu, All's Vanity.
Then straight I 'gin my heart to chide:
And did thy wealth on earth abide,
Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust,
...</i>
Answered by
Anonymous
Well if I'm correct, then it seems like she bid farewell to her belongings and moved on?
Answered by
Writeacher
Exactly. And she "blest his grace" (thanked God) that her things lay "in the dust" but she is alive.
Answered by
Anonymous
Oh, is that the only section of the poem that shows that she does not miss any of her possessions?
Answered by
Writeacher
I see two sections above. Don't you?
Answered by
Anonymous
Yes. Thank you very much.
Answered by
Writeacher
You're welcome.
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