Anne Bradstreet's "Upon the burning of our house" uses its unpleasant diction of words, such as "Piteous shrieks of dreadful voice", "That fearful sound of 'fire' and 'fire'", and "And to my God my heart did cry".  This use of words is showing a very raw and harsh attitude about how the author is feeling.  This poem, a confessional poem, is conveying a Puritan tenet, which is the law of simple living.  According to Puritan belief, everyone must live simply and not frolic in material possessions.  This belief that Bradstreet is trying to deliver to the audience, is evident in the verses, "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".