Similarities Of Bradstreet And Wheatly
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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 diffe ....
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.... 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 Latin. She used this knowledge to read the Bible
and other poets works. She had one ....
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