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Text C Huswifery（第2页）

1。Discussthefollowiions。

1）Whatobjectsisthehousewifepariointhepoem?

2）Iowhatdoesthespeakerparethedistaff，thedevicethatholdsthewoolfromwhichtheyarnismade?

3）Withinthespinningwheelimagery，artdoesthesouldtoinLine4?

4）WhatdoesthespeakerasktheLordtodototheLihappeh?

5）AgtoLines13-15，whatwillbeadorheclothesthathavebeenmade?InLines17-18，whowillseehowthespeakerisclothed?

6）Whatdoesthepoemsuggestaboutthespeaker’sattitudetod?

7）Whatelementsithetoneofaprayer?

8）DoesTaylorbelieveoneachievegracethroughos，raeasagiftfromGod?Supplyevidehepoemforyouranswer。

9）HowdoesHuswiferytrastaheavenlyvisionwiththeeverydaythingsofthisworld?

10）uritanbeliefsandvaluesareexpressedinthispoem?

2。PairWork:ReadthefollowingintroduetaphysicalpoetryanddiscusstheHuswiferywithyourpartners。

&aphysicalpoetryisastyleofpoetrymadepopularinJagland（reignofKingJamesI，from1603-1625）bypoetJohhersofthe“metaphysicalschool”。Generally，metaphysicalpoetryispoetrythatemployselaboratearavagantparisons（figuresofspeech）。Thesefiguresarecalled“ceits”（thoughts）。Anoftenused“paresanabstractthoughtorceptwithadomestimonplaceimage）e。Theabstractideasareiouspririion”“salvation”or“natureofMan”。

Notes

1。horne（1804-1864）:HewasanAmeriovelistandshortstorywriter。HawthororsihorheonlyjudgeiheSalemwitchtrialswhoedofhisaathaeraddeda“w”tomakehishorne”iohidethisrelation。MuchofHawthNewEngland，manyworksfeaturingmoriesuritaninspiration。HisfiworksaresideredpartoftheRomaand，morespecifically，darkromanticism。Histhemesofteheievilandsinofhumanity，andhisworksoftenhavemesanddeeppsyplexity。

2。Salem:ItisaEssexassachusetts，iedStates。FeaturednotablyinArthurMiller’sTheCrucible，muchofthecity’sculturalidentityisreflectiveofitsroleasthelooftheSalemwitchtrialsof1692。

3。KingPhilip’sWar（1675-1676）:Alsoka’sRebellion，itmarkedthelastmajoreffortbytheIndianslandtodriveouttheElers。LedbyMeta，thePokuchiefcalled“KingPhilip”bytheEnglish，thebandsknoanoagIndiaheNipmutuarragasinabl。Itlastedfourteenmonthsawelvefroowns。

4。Sabbathday:Inity，boththosewhoobservetheseventhdayasSabbathandthosewhoobservethefirstdayasSabbathsiderthemselves“Sabbatarian”andregardSabbathastheLord’sDay，eachgroupbelievingitspositiobytheBible;similarlyforotherswhohSabbathprinciples。

5。JohnSteinbeck（1902-1968）:AsanAmeriwriter，HewaswidelyknowzerPrize-wiheGrapesofWrath（1939）aofEden（1952）andthenovellaOfMi（1937）。Astheauthoroftwenty-sevenbooks，ingsixteennovels，sixnon-fibooksaionsofshortstories，Steinbeckre1962，theNobelPrizeiureforhis“realistidimagiing，biningasitdoessympathetidkeensocialper”。

&aylor（1642-1729）:HeuritaahegregationalchurchatWestfield，Massachusettsforoverfiftyyears。sideredohemnifitpoetstoappearihe17thauries，hisfameistheresultoftwoworks，ThePreparatoryMeditations（written1682-1725）aionsTougHisElect（written1682?）。Buthealsowrotemanyotherphislonglife，andhewasaigablepreacher。OversixtyofhissermoaswellasaloheHarmonyoftheGospels。

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