8.1: Female Colonial Poets

Question 1

What do both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening” communicate to the reader?

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information about the speaker’s life ✓ Correct

Question 2

Which statement best describes how Wheatley’s word choice in "A Hymn to the Evening" expresses her colonial values?

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Using traditional poetic language and devices, it discusses the importance of religious beliefs.

Question 3

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening"."Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind,At morn to wake more heav'nly, more refin'd”These lines contain an example of

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metaphor.

Question 4

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening". “Night's leaden sceptre seals my drowsy eyes,Then cease, my song, till fair Aurora rise.”Wheatley uses the word leaden in these lines to suggest that

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the speaker is tired and ready to rest.

Question 5

How do both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening” reflect cultural values of their time?

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Each poem emphasizes beliefs largely shaped by Puritan values to express themes.

8.1: Female Colonial Poets Answers

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