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M.A. Richmond states in Bid the Vassal Soar, “There is a marked similarity between the two poets in the accent on personal humility and deep religious feeling.” The two poets that the quote is referring to, are Anne Bradstreet, and Phillis Wh ....

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... writing was religion. Being brought up as a puritan, she had puritan religious beliefs, which were exposed in her poems. In her poems, Bradstreet used a literary device called inversion. These poems were discovered by her brother-in-law, John Woodbridge, who published them without her knowing. Phyllis Wheatly may have lived a very short life, but her accomplishments are still appreciated today. She was a slave brought over from Africa, at a young age. She was purchased by the Wheatley's, who taught her English and Latin. She used this knowledge to read the Bible and other poets works. She had one book of poetry published. In the ...