Part one of term paper
Women in colonial America lived much different lives than those of today’s women. Although gender-specific roles existed and were enforced by society’s watchful eye, many women stepped beyond these rigid guidelines and became writers. Sarah Kemble Knight and Anne Bradstreet, although differing in writing style and format and personal b ...

Part two of term paper
... even in her diction. In a poem called “Upon the Burning of our House, July 10, 1666,” Bradstreet is able to express a tender sentiment without being sentimental as a result of her simplistic word choice. Religious ideas also surface as common themes. Bradstreet makes it clear that material and earthly possessions have no true worth, and for this reason, one should not become attached to them. On the contrary, Knight’s writing reflects the flair and care-free attitude of the independent woman ...