Assertion final

Anne Bradstreet uses dramatic words and phrases to illustrate the creed that the Puritans live by.  She paints a mental picture of the burning of her house, whether it be real or figurative, no on knows.  Her use of the verses "Then coming out, behold a space/ The flame consume my dwelling place".  These verses depicts the fire.  "And when I could no longer look/ I blest his grace that gave and took.  These verses tell about how Anne begins to change her thoughts on what is happening, and realizes that the fire is God's doing.   "That laid my goods now in the dust/ Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just"; these verses are displaying how absolute the Puritan tenets are, especially the plain lifestyle of the group.  "It was his own; it was not mine/ Far be it that I should repine", this part of the poem indicates how everything is God's and that Anne should not be worried about her loss.  "He might of all justly bereft/ But yet sufficient for us left", these verses correlate to God burning Anne's house, and how it was justly done, but also how he leaves the bare essentials of life so that she may live simply.  Anne's reaction is to, for a moment, sink into sorrow, but then realize that God had punished her for not living simply.  She continues to reinforce her views  in the verses, "Adieu, Adieu, All's Vanity", "Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust", "Thou hast a house on high erect", and "There's wealth enough; I need no more".  These verses convey the Puritan ideals of simple living, that all material objects are worth nothing in the end, and that God gives them all that they need.