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SIMILARITIES OF BRADSTREET AND WHEATLY
M.A. Richmond states in Bid the Vassal Soar, “There is a marked similarity between the two poets in the accent on personal humility and deep religious feeling.” The two poets that the quote is referring to, are Anne Bradstreet, and Phillis Wheatley. Bradstreet and Wheatly may have been different on the outside, but their writing styles are very similar. They both wrote much more intellectually than women of their time were expected to be able to. In Anne Bradstreet’s 60 years, she became an accomplished writer. She was the first North American to publish a book of poems. Though it was uncommon for women in her time to be well-educated, for fear that their heads might explode, Bradstreet was tutored by natives of England. This and her access to a library helped her become the accomplished writer of many poems. However , the greatest influence on her writing was religion. Being brought up as a puritan, she had puritan religious beliefs, which were exposed in her poems. In her poems, Bradstreet used a literary device called inversion. These poems were discovered by her brother-in-law, John Woodbridge, who published them without her knowing. Phyllis Wheatly may have lived a very short life, but her accomplishments are still appreciated today. She was a slave brought over from Africa, at a young age. She was purchased by the Wheatley’s, who taught her English and... Please login to view comments from other users.
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