Edward Taylor

Reflection

I think the poem "huswifery" by Edward Taylor is odd only because in the olden times, being a minister and writing about household tasks done by woman? Using thid comparison is different but the way he used it was great! He wanted to be a tool for God's use in this case making himself a spinning wheel. He says he need this in order to make "the spinning wheel complete". Very metaphorically savy which I definentely like in poems (referencing back to my metaphoric reflection of anne bradstreet). I loved analyzing the poem and basically solving the puzzle of what he meant by all of this metaphoric talk. He wants to be made holy so he can get into heaven. That's simply awesome!

Thesis Statement

In the poem "Huswifery" by Edward Taylor, diction, rhyme, and literary conceit are emphasized to show the speaker's cleansing process for his soul metaphorically as he compares caring for the soul to insure heaven with the caring for the home to insure safety.