Assignment: Write an essay in which you describe the major concern in the poem and how it seems to dominate the poem. Include passages from the poem to support your thesis.
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Upon the Burning of our house is written by Anne Bradstreet. At the begning, she is a puritan, and she married her husband(Simon)at the tender age of eighteen. Also, she wrote her poems while rearing eight children and performing other domestic duties. According to our poem especially in "And to my God my heart did cry to strengthen me in my distress and not to leave me succor less" Anne demonstrates many religious qualities,such as not loving her personal belongings. She trusts God, and she seems to understand that God creatd everything and that he takes what he wants back. In addition, she seems to show some remorse for her lost possessions. Also, she starts to show some as demonstrated in lines "Here stood that trunk, and there that chest, there lay the store i counted best". According to that, she is saying that she loves God but she is depressed that he has taken away her possessions. She only says this after she has tried to convince us that she doesn't care about her possessions. In the last lines, she reverts back to her religious roots. Anne expresses at all she needs is God. The summary for this poem is that it is about her house burning down. During the beginning of the poem she talks about her belongings that she lost. It was able to express her true feelings. There is a conflict between puritan theology and her own personal feelings on life. She has tried to convince us that she doesn't care about her possessions. In afew words, Anne talks about the incident in her house, and the emotions that moved from happinies to sadness.
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In her poem " Upon the Burning of Our House" , Anne Bradstreet is showing some concerns according to her beliefs as a Puritan. On the top of these stands her faith that everything on this earthy life is mortal. She doesn’t attach herself to earthy matter anyhow. As she showed in her poem:
ReplyDeleteAdieu, Adieu, all's vanity.
Then straight I 'gin my heart to chide,
And did thy wealth on earth abide?
Therefore, when her house set to flames and all the furniture in it turned to dust, distress did not occupy her and she sought strength from God; she did not cry over the damage at home, but she cried to God to strength her instead.
And to my God my heart did cry
To strengthen me in my distress
She goes further to relate this to the Christian Farewell prayer to the dead" Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
Moving around here and there at home and seeing the burnt, peace of furniture, everything attached her to spiritual ideas of puritans and believers, and reminded her of the glory of Almighty who gives and takes. She said" And when I could no longer look I blest his name that gave and took…… It was his own, not mine." There, she says that she is content with what is left, and this is true faith.
Finally, she didn’t give up to her flesh and body that make the individual trust earthy life, and she raised up her thoughts above the sky to ask for compensation on the form of a house in the her after designed and richly furnished.
Thou hast an house on high erect.
Framed by that mighty Architect,
With glory richly furnished,
So, her hopes and treasure are up.
Upon burning of our house is one of the Anne Bradstreet poems. The poem tells us about a story that Bradstreet faced through her life. It represents the major concern of Bradstreet in accepting and satisfying the God’s will in any case whether in the good senses or the bad ones.
ReplyDeleteBradstreet tells her story through a poem about her burned house that was burned by weather or natural disaster which represents the God’s will. The poet is satisfied and convinced of the God’s will and ability and says that we just need the God’s satisfaction towards us. Besides, the poet does not care about what happened to her house because she already knows that the God wants that, so it has to be just like what he wants. Bradstreet talks about acceptance of God’s will that wants her house to be burned down. A very strong evidence expresses the poet’s thought and beliefs toward God’s ability and will which indicates accepting the God’s gift is “I blest his name that gave and took” L:14 in which represents the human’s acceptance and satisfaction of God’s will towards of what have to be or not have to be. These lines also express that no one can stand on the front of God’s will and if he did, he will be disgraced and dismissed of God’s mercy.
The poet believes in the God even she says that God owns her house and her soul, my house was his own not mine. So, he (God) could take it and could leave because he controls it and her life as well. This image is represented in lines 16-18 “That laid in goods now in the dust. Yea, so it was, and so ‘twas just. It was his own, it was not mine”.
The poet wandered over her burning house, remembering memories of her life. She started remembering where she sat and where she slept which is represented in lines 24-26 “Where oft I sat and long did lie: here stood that trunk, and there that chest. There lay that store”.
Bradstreet tells a religious story about the God’s ability in creating everything. The poet translates her ideas and thoughts of believing in God and feels sorrow at what happened to her house. This emotion is expressed in lines 20-25 “But yet sufficient for us left…and here and there the places spy…” the poet represents her feeling thoughts. Besides, these lines show sorrow and mourning upon the incident of burning her house nevertheless the she is convinced, satisfied and accepted the God’s will.
Bradstreet expresses a puritan religious lesion in believing in God and accepting his will. Moreover, she shows that life ends and someone shouldn’t be attached to earthly things but live by spiritual ideas, and hanging in the God’s ability and will in giving and taking people’s lives and all things on the earth. Lines 43 to the end of the poem “thou hast an house on high erect…my hope and treasure lies above” express her ideas and thoughts about God’s ability and spiritual life not the physical one.
Upon the Burning of My House writen by Anne Bradstreest who was the most critics American's first "authentic poet". She was a Puritan which was persistent in the values of the Puritans which they were beleaving in God and everything in this earth the God own. This poem shows her respect and devotion to her Puritan beliefes as wel as her love for the spiritual world, and also it shows her symbolized of "beleaving in God" when she said in her poem that her house was burned. Although of her sadness she standed up strongly with her strong beleave in faith. This thing didn't cause to lose her belief in God but it aided her to be more beleaver. By this poem as we mentioned before, Anne showed us four lessons which she learned from the fire that destroyed her home. The first lesson was:
ReplyDelete1_ We have to thank God in happiness and in misfortune.
" And to My God My heart did cry,"
" To strengthen Me in My distress,"
" And not to leave Me succorless."
2_ We have to know that God own everything and he have the right to take them away, so we don't have to mourn on any lost we lose.
" I blest His name that gave and took,"
" That laid my goods now in the dust,"
" Yea, so it was, and so twas just,"
" It was His own, it was not mine,"
" Far be it that I should repine."
3_ We have to realize that hte material possessions that we own are easy to gain as well as loose, as Bradstreet learns from the fire is earthly pleasures are fleeting.
" No pleasent tale shall e'er be told,"
" Nor things recounted done of old,"
" No candle e'er shall shine in thee,"
" Nor bridegroom's voice e'er heard shall be,"
" In silence ever shall thou lie."
4_ We have to know that our wealth does not come from the things that we gain from the earth, as Anne knew that her true wealth lies in heaven.
" Then straight I gin my heart to chide,"
" And did thy wealth on earth abide?"
" Didst fix thy hope on moldring dust?"
" The arm of flesh didst make they trust?"
" Raise up thy thoughts about the sky,"
" That dunghill mists away may fly."
** By the end of this Poem Bradstreet focusing on the place where wealth is defined.
Bradstreet's poem focusing on religious theme and respecting puritan's values. In her poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" she is showing puritan's thoughts. She reject the feeling of sad and anger, she did not cry on her distress, but she cried to god to get strength:
ReplyDeleteAnd to my God my heart did cry
To strengthen me in my distress
And not to leave me succorless.
In addition, she believe in God's willing that he give and take, as she said in her poem: And when I could no longer look,
I blest His name that gave and took,
That laid my goods now in the dust.
Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just.
It was his own, it was not mine,
Far be it that I should repine.
At the end of her poem, she is showing that she did not care about her home because she has better one in heaven with God:
Thou hast an house on high erect.
Framed by that mighty Architect,
With glory richly furnished,
Stands permanent though this be fled.
In her poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” (1666), Anne Bradstreet conveys important Puritan beliefs and concerns. But there is one concern that seems to dominate the poem. Her main concern is to show us that we should not focus our attention on worldly things that take people away from their spiritual lives. Anne Bradstreet opens the poem with strong images that show how terrible the incident is. Then in the middle of this entire horrific situation, she turns her heart to God for help. Finally, she “raises up her thoughts to the sky,” and she sees her “hope and treasure” above. ****
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the poem, Bradstreet describes how she was awakened by the dreadful voices and shrieks that accompanied the burning of her house. She uses strong, vivid images to depict this shocking situation such as “thundering voice” and “fire.” These images reach our emotions, move us, and evoke mental pictures of the incident. Then she moves on to express her feelings and thoughts when she passes by the ruins of her “dwelling place.” She is filled with sorrow, sadness, and shock. Then she retrieves her memories in this house. She remembers where she sat and lay, the places of her things, and memories of companionship in her house. She feels sorry that the house will lie in silence forever. **** After that, as if she awakes from a nightmare, the poet forgets all of this, and her heart cries to her God. Anne Bradstreet reflects the Puritan belief of turning to God in plight. She knows that God is the only one who can “strengthen” and help her, and He will not leave her alone. She shows that we should accept the will of God “Far be it that I should repine” because God owns everything, so “What God giveth, He taketh away.” This belief is expressed in a quotation for the French reformer John Calvin who said, “The will of God is the highest justice.” The poet expresses this meaning in a line in her poem which says, “Yea so it was, and so ’twas just.” In addition, the poet shows that the earthly things are not the most important things, and that they are temporary and worthless. They are like dust “Did st fix thy wealth mold’ring dust?” or they are like mist which fades away as soon as the sun rises, “That dunghill mists away may fly.” If this is the case with worldly things, we have to “raise up” our “thoughts above the sky.” That is, we have to take into consideration that there is another eternal life awaiting us. We should think about the gifts that will be given to us by the “Mighty Architect.” The Puritan lesson that the poet presents for us is that one’s true home is not on Earth but with God in the heaven. All these Puritan beliefs and lessons lead us to the poet’s major concern that we should always be with God, especially in the hard moments in our lives. We should not be attached to the sordid materialistic things as if we will be perpetuated on Earth. That is to say, we are supposed to concentrate on the spiritual matters that will lead us to our house. This meaning is conveyed in a line in this poem in which Bradstreet says, “My hope and treasure lies above.”****To sum up, the poet, Anne Bradstreet, says to her readers, “Raise up thy thoughts above the sky” and free yourselves from the manacles and shackles of the temporary world. In addition, she urges the readers to be with God, so that God will be with them and will “strengthen” them in their “distress.” Eventually, she indicates that we and all things we possess are for God, and He takes them whenever He wants, and we should not “repine.”
In the poem Upon the Burning of our house, written by Anne Bradstreet, Bradstreet demonstrates many religious qualities, such as not loving her personal belongings.
ReplyDeleteBradstreet believes for God and the God can help her in all times, she didn’t a friad of death, and she believes that everything happen by God, and no one has reject for this, because it’s the desting and we should accept this.
She learned from the fire occurs when she decides to thank God in the midst of her house burning, and this appears in her poem.
She said :
And when I could no longer look,
I blest his name that gave and took,
That liad my goods now in the dust.
Yea, so it was, and so ‘twas just.
It was His own, it was not mine,
Far be it that I should repine;
Bradstreet strong purtan background often influenced her writing, which is evident in this particular poem.
She never doubted the actual existance of a higer being.
Her knowledgment of God shows her respect and devotion to her puritan beliefs as well as her lover for the spiritual world.
When anyone faces a problem, or any bad thing happened to him, he will try to solve it by any way. And he will look for a shelter. In these cases, some people become angry, ask others for help to change the situation, and there are some people return to religion and submit to the god, where is the best shelter for them according to their beliefs. Bradstreet also choose to be with god after her disaster
ReplyDeleteBradstreet returns to her religious beliefs when she faces the calamity that ruined her house. She know that the house is the best place or shelter for anyone, and every human being is attached to his house physically while he live in it and use it for many purposes, and emotionally, because he has many memories in it But Bradstreet also know that there is better shelter than her home. This refuge is the god, who has the entire world, and he can reward her, as she said in her poem "My hope and treasure lies above." In her poem she express many puritan's ideas, like that everything in this earth are to god and we should be satisfied if he take something from us, as she said: " I blest his name that gave and took.". She express that we should be religious and strong although anything happened to us as her saying: "And to my god my heart did cry to strengthen me in my distress".
In short, Bradstreet wants to convey a message through her poem that we must be with god if we are happy or sad, in this case he will be with us. She applies her puritan attitude that everything be as god's will which we must accept. . .
Aya Inad said:
ReplyDelete"Anne Bradstreet upon the burning of our house”.
When you read this poem that was written by Anne Bradstreet in the year 1666
, you will find that she wrote her poem in a clear and direct way, mostly like the
Puritan; in their plain style.
In her poem she talks about gods will and accepting gods will.
This poem talk about the fact of Anne's burning house, and how this disaster
left her heart very sad and damaged.
In addition, this event made every single day and every single
thing for her just as recollection things in the burning house
, nothing to do with but to remember.
Despite of the sadness that possess the writer voice in some
Where of her poem, for example, when she said:
“For sorrow near I didn’t look”.
But her believes in god desire and will
was more stronger, and we can see
this in her word:
“And to my god my heart did cry
To stronger me in my distress ".
From these few words we can discover how much she believe, that every thing
in the life is god owns. And he can take it or give it any time he want, and for
any one he decide.
You can see this in her poem in this words “It was his own, it was not mine! ".
Finally, we can summary the core of this poem in a few points...
1. The person must be with god even in sadness and troubles
2. God is the owner of every single thing, only he can gives and take
3. We must all refer to our god every time
4. Some times things goes’ so wrong, we thing it's couldn’t be worst... But then
we realize that even bad things could bring a good result for our life.
Aya Inad said:
ReplyDeleteThe legend of the curse of the Pharaohs at the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 and the first that caught their attention inscription says "kill the two wings of death anyone who tries to allay the security and peace of goat Pharaohs" This is a phrase found carved on the tomb of Tutankhamen, which followed a series of incidents discovered alien started in the death of many of the workers engaged in research in the cemetery, which baffled scientists and people, and make many think of the so-called "curse of the Pharaohs," including some archaeologists who participated in the discovery of civilizations of the Pharaohs, the priests of ancient Egypt had poured Anthem for any person trying to transfer the effects of the place .. Where it was said that a strong sandstorm erupted around the tomb of Tutankhamen in the day it was opened and seen hawks fly over the cemetery it is known that the Falcon is one of the sacred symbols to the Pharaohs
The reason is that the young King. Tutankhamen Despite the fact that this king has no historical value and perhaps the governor did not do. But it is certain that this young king had drawn great importance that the tomb was not touched one of the thieves. Reaching us after three hundred and fifty fully intact and that King is also the source of Pharaonic curse all those who impressed or impressed them die one by one. Recording so impressed by the strangest of the so-called rights of punishment... What is clear is that these forty died. But the thing is that the mysterious death for trivial reasons and conditions very understandable.
Another thing happened in the middle of the night fully Lord died in Cairo. The strangest thing is that the electricity was interrupted in Cairo without any apparent reason in the same moment of his death. Newspapers linked between the deaths of the Lord and turn off the lights and claimed that it was ordered by King Tut, and some newspapers said that the Lord has a finger injury of the war machine.
Then followed the calamities and death began to reap the vast majority, if not everybody who participated in the celebration, and most of the deaths were due to these mysterious fever with delirium and defibrillator lead to death. Rather, it was a sort of fever in many cases. It is worth noting that many archaeologists have stated that the curse of the Pharaohs. this is just a myth and deaths there can not exceed chance.
Lyric poems are brief poems that express the writer's personal feelings and thoughts. Lyric poems tend to be melodic and focus on producing a single, unified effect.
ReplyDeleteIn Anne Bradstreet poem" Upon the burning of our House" the major concern that people must not think about earthly life and to think about what after this life. So she reflects the puritan beliefs and concerns in her own words and emotion, To express her main idea, she talks about many things. Firstly, she talks about the idea of turning to God on every occasion, so in this way we have a relation with our God not only by warship but also by our spirits and thoughts, by thinking of him in every situation we face in our happiness and sadness. That because God helps us and he is always with us. She says in her poem:-
"And to my God my heart cry.
To strong them me in my distress
And not to leave me succor less."
Secondly, her point is to accept our fait and do not fright it. So we must accept everything, because everything is from God, and everything is for him the land, the money. Everything is for him. The puritans believe that God choose who want to go to heaven, but that does not stop them to have good value and morals inspite of their beliefs. She says, " I blest his name that gave and took
It was His own, it was not mine
For be it that I should repine."
These two ideas lead to her major concern, to live by spiritual ideals. So she want people to think about this life. That because it will go, and there is no justice, sometimes no morals so this life like a forest. Moreover, our really home is above with God in heaven not have on the earth. She says:
" There's wealth enough I need no more
Farewell, my pelf, farewell my store
The world no longer let me love
My hope and treasure lies above."
In short, Bradstreet in her lyric poem wants people to not attached to earthly life. In addition, to return to God in every occasion, because he is the only one who can help us, because this world is far him. As a result of this we must accept his choices to our life.
. She is considered by many to be the first American poet, and her first collection of poems, "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America. Anne Bradstreet who was burned her house so she wrote his poem about UPON THE BURNING OF OUR HOUSE and she loves and believe of her God.She was very sad. She interested in religous topics so much;whatever,she tried to convince us The God has all of things such as:happyness,sadness,and fate and divine decree.In addion,she told us that God gave new house in the sky for him because she was good human . In other hand,she used very simple words because she had her children and hard work in her house.Finally,she gave us how we love our God and should be hold with the hope in everything and agree with fate and divine decree so that is good.
ReplyDeleteThe lyric poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" which was written by the first notable American poet Anne Bradstreet, concentrates on a Puritan's belief which is happiness is not on earth, but it is in heaven because all of what we have are worthless goods and they will go away.
ReplyDeleteThis concern seems to dominate the whole poem. We notice it clearly in her reaction to the scene of of her burned house when she says:(I blest His name that gave and took-It was his own it was not mine), in these lines she thanked her God for this because she already knows that the house is not for her, it is for the powerful God who regained his property. She asked her God to give her support to bear this when she says:(And to my God my heart did cry).
Moreover, she expresses her own feeling in his lyric poem about her destroyed house, where her memories lived. (Under thy roof no gust shall sit- Nor at thy table eat a bit).
Finally, Bradstreet declared that all things in this life like money or wealth are trifle since the permanent happiness is outside this world.(There's wealth enough,I need no more- Farewell,my pelf, farewell my store- My hope and treasure lies above).
In her poem Anne Bradstreet is describing her burning house and how she felt after seeing all these fires. She felt sorry and very bad for the things she lost, her roof, her assets, and no place for a guest to sit.
ReplyDelete"nor at thy table eat a bit"
"no pleasant tale shall be told"
"no candle shall be shine in there"
Despite all the sad felling she had, she showed a strong belief in god. In my understanding to the poem the theme is, that what happened to her is with gods will. And she accepted this will and she's fine with it, and we have to believe in god the matter happened with us. And how there is a reasons for things,
"I blest his name that gave and took"
"hat laid my goods now in the dust"
"it was his own it was not mine"
Lyric poems are brief poems that express the writer's personal feelings and thoughts. Lyric poems tend to be melodic and focus on producing a single, unified effect.
ReplyDeleteIn Anne Bradstreet poem" Upon the burning of our House" the major concern that people must not think about earthly life and to think about what after this life. So she reflects the puritan beliefs and concerns in her own words and emotion, To express her main idea, she talks about many things. Firstly, she talks about the idea of turning to God on every occasion, so in this way we have a relation with our God not only by warship but also by our spirits and thoughts, by thinking of him in every situation we face in our happiness and sadness. That because God helps us and he is always with us. She says in her poem:-
"And to my God my heart cry.
To strong them me in my distress
And not to leave me succor less."
Secondly, her point is to accept our fait and do not fright it. So we must accept everything, because everything is from God, and everything is for him the land, the money. Everything is for him. The puritans believe that God choose who want to go to heaven, but that does not stop them to have good value and morals inspite of their beliefs. She says, " I blest his name that gave and took
It was His own, it was not mine
For be it that I should repine."
These two ideas lead to her major concern, to live by spiritual ideals. So she want people to think about this life. That because it will go, and there is no justice, sometimes no morals so this life like a forest. Moreover, our really home is above with God in heaven not have on the earth. She says:
" There's wealth enough I need no more
Farewell, my pelf, farewell my store
The world no longer let me love
My hope and treasure lies above."
In short, Bradstreet in her lyric poem wants people to not attached to earthly life. In addition, to return to God in every occasion, because he is the only one who can help us, because this world is far him. As a result of this we must accept his choices to our life.
Upon the burning of our house by Anne Bradstreet, is a great lyric poem not because its a tragedy one, but because it make us understand that the things that we own in this life is not worthily to be concern about. Also we are not the owners of these things, god is the one who gives us these things and who can take from us(everything belong to god).And also nothing will last forever.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing is that she thanks god while her house was burning ,she is grateful for what she has now she set an example which is important for us today.
I blest his grace that gave and took
That laid my goods now in the dust.
Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just.
It was his own; it was not mine.
Anne Bradstreet’s started her poem describing her mental pain after she saw her house burn “for sorrow near I didn’t look” and that made her prays to god to give her the strength in this disaster “And to my god my heart did cry, to strengthen me in my disaster” ,also she reasserts her belief that god is just and that he take only what is his own in addition she promise herself not to feel sorry or cry over the lost thing “It was his own, it was not mine, for be it that I should repine”.
ReplyDeleteShe continues to reminisce on the thing that might have taken place in the house ,but it will no longer since it was consider ashes “My present things in ashes lie”. Anne learned lesson that her wealth doesn’t come from the things on earth but her true wealth lies heaven “And did that wealth on earth abide?”
In the last stanza she begins focusing on the place where wealth is defined:
A price so vast as is unknown
Yet by his gift is made thine own:
There’s wealth enough, need no more
farewell, my pelf, farewell my store
Lyric poetry is a popular type of verse, Anne Bradstreet wrote her poem "Upon The Burning Of Our House" on the subject of sadness. Bradstreet's puritans thoughts and attitudes influenced her writing clearly in this poem, she conveys important puritan beliefs in many points that appear in her reactions, and emotions upon the burning of her house. First she decides to thank God in this incident and turn to God, follows this with a plea to God for strength to not leave her without help. Then She explains that everything that was on the fire she did not actually own, they belonged to God. Finely, Bradstreet explains that is earthly things are temporary, and her wealth does not come from the things she owns on earth, but her true wealth lies in heaven.
ReplyDeleteNatural human emotions will not feel as nothing happened, and just gratitude upon the burning of their home, and all of their possessions, so the loss of her house would be painful to her," And to my God my heart did cry , To strengthen me in my distress, And not to leave me succorless", although of her sorrow seems clear here , but she turn to god according to her deep belief in God .
In her expression in "Yea, so it was, and so twas just. It was His own, it was not mine,", she tries to hide her sadness and to show trust in God's will, she could not mourn and repine " Far be it that I should repine" because God had the right to take what has been loaned.
Bradstreet tells her audience not to be attached to temporary earthly things,
she realizes material possessions are easy to gain as well as lose, she adds that the true home is with god " framed by that mighty Architect, With glory richly furnished" not here on earth. She ends with the spiritual ideals on the place where the real wealth is found "The world no longer let me love,
My hope and treasure lies above .".
This poem shows Bradstreet's respect, and devotion to her Puritan beliefs, in addition to her love for the spiritual world.
The poem tells us about a story that Bradstreet faced through her life. It represents the major concern of Bradstreet in accepting and satisfying the God’s will in any case whether in the good senses or the bad ones.
ReplyDeleteBradstreet tells her story through a poem about her burned house that was burned by weather or natural disaster which represents the God’s will. The poet is satisfied and convinced of the God’s will and ability and says that we just need the God’s satisfaction towards us.the poet does not care about what happened to her house because she already knows that the God wants that, so it has to be just like what he wants. Bradstreet talks about acceptance of God’s will that wants her house to be burned down. A very strong evidence expresses the poet’s thought and beliefs toward God’s ability and will which indicates accepting the God’s gift is “I blest his name that gave and took”
Moreover, she expresses her own feeling in his lyric poem about her destroyed house, where her memories lived. (Under thy roof no gust shall sit- Nor at thy table eat a bit).
Finally, Bradstreet declared that all things in this life like money or wealth are trifle since the permanent happiness is outside this world.
In short, the human being musy be near with God in sadness and happiniess.
Upon the burning of our house "which was written by Anne Bradstreet who's one of
ReplyDeleteThe American poet who talked about faith and believing in god, in this poem she said that all this life will go and no thing will stay as its now, her believing in god and strong faith of what happened to here house gave here the power to complete here life and she knew that she will find better life in heaven and that appears when she said:
"The world no longer let me Love,
My hope and Treasure lyes above."
Also this appears in this line:
"I blest his Name that gave and took,
And that’s mean that she is satisfied of what happened to her house that god gave her all these graces and he will take it soon or later, and she thanked god all times even it was bad time and she loose all her memories in this house and all of this power refer of to the strong power in believing in god.
Upon the Burning of Our House is a poem written by Anne Bradstreet. Her major concern was showing the Puritance in that hard times, and their believe in God who own everything and we human beings own nothing, so he gave us what we live with and he takes his gifts back whenever he wants. All that was coming out of a personal experience in the poem she was expressing that big idea by sharing her feelings about the incident of her house burnt with other people, and making herself an example to grow that faith in the heats of the readers.
ReplyDeleteIn all times good and bad God is in the minds and heats of Puritans, and that appear in their way of life which is simple and not vanished. Bradstreet expressed that obviously in these lines of her poem :
" And to my God my heart did cry
To strengthen me in my distress
And not leave me succor less."
In spite of the lost of her dearest things
"My pleasant things in ashes lie,"
She still asking god to strengthen her to endure her distress.
Acceptance and satisfaction of this mortal life is what the people only own. Their lives owned by God who create them and everything around them. So they don’t have any choice just simply accept their destiny whatever it is. And that exactly what Anne Bradstreet said:
" It was his own, it was not mine,
For be it that I should repine;
He might of all justly bereft
But yet sufficient for us left."
She accurately showed the logic of that believe, upon her lost she admitted with satisfaction and faith that her house was not hers it was the Gods gift to her, that means that he own it and he take it, and that is the logic she cannot repine that destiny because it was possible that God didn’t gave her house from the first, and that faith is irrevocable.
In short, Bradstreet in her words expressed her emotion and showed the logic of her believe as puritan lived hard life, and in spite of that her believe is solid and never change that What God give God take . That lead them to spend their life in the sake of God's mercy and Heaven.
Upon the burning of our house
ReplyDeleteUpon the burning of our house, is one of the most remarkable puritans' literary works written by the poet Anne Bradstreet. She was known as the first female poet in America, who was able to succeed in displaying lots of the puritans believes by using the common puritan plain style. She characterized her faith in God through talking about her personal feeling, experience and dogma. She adopted a lyric poem form to give herself a space to talk about her feeling and express her reflections and believes alike.
The whole poem revolved around one theme that is accepting God's will through thick and thine. This idea was the accurate answer to every sordid situation she has been through.
She started the poem by illustrating one of the puritan virtues that is self-discipline, which is gained after training ones self to look for the shinning side of the world as she said "for sorrow near I did not look". When the calamity stroke " That fearful sound of "fire!" and "fire!" her first reaction was turning to God "And to my God my heart did cry" to ask for his help by giving her the strength to face the truth instead of drowning in distress and sorrow as she said "To strengthen me in my distress and not to leave me succorless".
This puritan woman has an acute cleverness in realizing the laying factor behind the disastrous catastrophe. She never tried to give personal analyzing or judgments. She simply and expressly acknowledged that God possesses everything so He has the right to retrieve what He owned "I blessed His name that gave and took".
Sometimes, the way of God is mysterious and this made it hard for the people to understand the wisdom in it. This doctrine belongs to the puritan as Anne expressed in the poem "That lay my goods now in the dust. Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just".
However, the tremendous patient was slightly brought to an end and she became out of control as she described her feelings once she went by the ashes of her house" When by the ruins oft I past, My sorrowing eyes aside did cast" . Then, she started to recall the design of the house" Here stood that trunk, and there that chest" as well as the good time she and her family had been with "Nor at thy table eat a bit". As she carried on, her hypnotized Puritanism started to waken her emotions by reminding her of the fact that all the assets she possessed are worthless "Adieu, Adieu, all's vanity". As a result of her aside drifting thoughts and reflections she scolded herself "Then straight I gin my heart to chide". Then she intentionally pruned her mind from the mortality ideas about the earthly life and its aspect alike as she said "And did thy wealth on earth abide?"
The compensation of her awesome losses as she declared came from God, by seducing herself to heaven. This prepared place is offered by God to her "Framed by that mighty Architest". The house which is up in heaven is very beautiful and marvelous as she described it "With glory richly furnished". All she had to do is waiting until she died because the paradise is unchangeable place "Stands permanent though this be fled". In order to be there she had to give up loving and adoring the earthly evanescing stuff " The world no longer let me love" and she ended the poem by revealing her insistent to cling forcefully to the spiritual main idea that is going to get her there " My hope and treasure lies above".
In the poem" upon the burning of our house", Anne Bradstreet explained the normal Puritans lifestyle, beliefs and thoughts, which is to turn to God on every occasion, because they were believing in God, and they were always prepared for judgment day. In this poem, Anne expressed the judgment day when she use the fire word, they (Puritans) believed that the judgment day will come, and they were very faithful of the God, so they were fearful from that day, like when they afraid from the fire, when she said: "the fearful sound of fire and fire, let no man know is my desire". Then Anne turn to god's for strength to face this earthy distress, "and not to leave me succorless", she asked for strength for human people, because they were poor and weakness. In addition, Bradstreet, said that God's has a right to take what has been loaned, he gives so he has the right to take, when she said in her poem:
ReplyDelete"When I could no longer look.
I blest His name that gave and took,
That laid my goods now in dust.
Yea, so it was, and so 'was just.
It was his own, it not mine,
Far be it that I should repine."
Also Anne search for heaven and its rewards, her belief in a heaven resting place prepared for after death, evident in the line:
"Yet by His gift is made thine own
There's wealth enough, I need no more."
She wanted to express that gift (heaven) is for everyone.
Anne said how the sound of fire and human cries to god's make them wake, how she sees the flames and asks God to give her with other people the strength, she runs from the house and sees it burn down, she thought that God do that, because everything belongs to him, but we should be thankful for(God).
in ( upon the burning of our house )* despite being the first poet in america , anne bradstreet succeed in showing soeme of the puritan’s peliefs by using vived images . and words that helps in moving the readers emotion . her major concern is that we should not stick to earthly issues , ut we must search for spiritual ideals in order to reach heaven . her concern covers the whole poem . first, while she was looking for at her burning house , she asked for god strengthen in this disaster . this strength will reach her spirit not just her body . she knew that these mater ialistic thing are fleeting , they came from god and will to him . as she said :- to my god my heart did cry to strengthen me in my distress.
ReplyDeletealso when she said :- i blest his name that gave and took . that laid my goods now in the dust . yea, so it was , and so it was just . it was his own , it was not mine . also when she mentioned her emotion , annne bradstreet said that sorrow feeling should disappear and pleasure must come back . this is because nothing in this life will stay forever. so , there is nothing observe to feel sad at . we should not stick our hopes and pleasure to dust . as she said :- adieu . adieu. all’s vanity.
finally, she enrichher idea by mentioning the above wealth . it’s the wealth that will stay forever. it’s from as reward , but this reward will stay forever. it’s an endless one . and , it’s the thing that humen - being should ask for . as she said :- the world no longer let me love my hope and treasure lies above
Muna Adnan Ibrahim
ReplyDelete"Upon the Burning of our House" is a lyric poem written by Anne Bradstreet in July 10th ,1666. At that time Bradstreet was considered as "the first authentic poet". Anne Bradstreet was born and raised as puritan, which reflected directly on her works. There are many different reasons that made Bradstreet great writer, some of these reasons the time when Bradstreet wrote, when she was the firs women who write, at the same time her eight children whom she raised while she was writing her poem. However, the most important reason is her style in writing which included using images and metaphors that moves and effect people emotions.
"Upon the Burning of our House" reflects the poet respect and dedication to her puritan beliefs; moreover, her accepting to God's will. Bradstreet explain her puritan beliefs about Gods will in different stages.
The first belief: "Every thing belongs to God".
Bradstreet express this belief when she says that every thing burnt belongs to God , so she has no right to complain:
"And when I could not longer look
I blest his name that gave and took
That laid my goods now in the dust
Yes, so it was, and so 'twas just
It was his own, it was not mine
Far be it that I should repine
The second belief: "the happy is in the spiritual world next to God not in the material world".
She emphasize this belief when she mentions the things that will not be part of her life any more, at the same time she does not mind because in these material things pain and loss are explored.
"Under thy roof no guest shall sit
Nor at thy table eat a bit
Nor pleasant tale shall e'er be told
Nor things recounted done of old
Nor candle e'er shall shine in thee
Nor bridegroom voice e'er heard shall be
In silence ever shall thou lie
Adieu, Adieu, all's vanity.
Bradstreet in these lines focuses on the spiritual side when she mention an scriptural quote from Ecclesiastes" Adieu, Adieu".
Finally, Bradstreet talks about one of the Puritans belief "Predestination". She explains this when she starts talking about her gift in being next to God, where the wealth is defined.
"A price so vast as is unknown
Yet by his gift is made thine own
There is wealth enough, I need no more
Farewell, my pelf, farewell my store
The world no longer let me love
My hope and treasure lies above.
"Yet by his gift is made thine now", in this line Bradstreet may reveal about predestination. As a puritan, she believed that by hard work and self_ discipline sha can reach and achieve predestination.
Anne Bradstreet was a remarkable writer who documented her puritan beliefs in simple, direct, straightforward and unadorned style that made her poetry reach directly to her audience.
Anne Bradstreet is considered one of the most famous poets especially in the Puritan age. She wrote and phrases that are showing Puritans' beliefs and moving the readers' emotions.
ReplyDeleteThe main concern for Bradstreet was the must not care about the earthly problems, but they must care about spiritual things that are lead to God. Moreover, we find different evidence which improves her concern. For example, when she mentioned her emotions, she said the sorrow feeling must go away, and pleasure must return, and the lines which improve her points as she said "That dunghill mists away may fly, Thou hast an house on high erect"
When her hose was burned, she looked at her house and asked God to help her in this problem. As she said "To strengthen me in my disaster. \
In conclusion, she talked about the wealth. She meant by wealth it is from God as a gift, and this gift will stay forever as she said "My hope and treasure lies above".
in this poem, upon burning of our house, we can see the religious view of God and what should people do to win the love of him. Bradstreet expressed all that by talking about her life and a burned house showing she is satisfied of what God had chose for her good or bad .
ReplyDeleteThe poem tells the story of Badstreet's burned house that she thinks God
destroyed it using the power of nature. For some reasons, she is happy with whatever God wants, and she is accepting his will. also, she is talking about Gods mercy, which is applied on everyone who accepts God's will. But, if anyone does refuses this gift, God will have no mercy on him and he will be punished with more bad things in life. because when u believe in God, u have to remember that God owns us and he has the right to do everything to test us, then, we must be loyal in all stages. Lines 22_27, my sorrowing eyes aside did cast............
The poem is full of ideas and feelings. the poet produced these religious thoughts through sadness mixed with the strong religious feeling that covers the loss of the house. but sill she is satisfied with what God chose for her as a part of loyalty for his majesty. Also, she seems to be careless about the things people can have in life, such as the house, line 51, there's wealth enough I need no more, but she is waiting for more than that which is God's mercy that only comes when you believe in God and accepting his will.