puritan poetry and prose please explain me please please
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The idea of a Puritan poet may seem a bit of a contradiction as Puritans disagreed with the practice of using metaphor and verbal flourishes in speech and writing, with their beliefs in God. The Puritan movement was one for very ugly literal expression and teaching.
Puritan literature relied on a religious, rather than an entertainment, theme. Puritans didn't believe in writing for entertainment; rather, they thought of writing as a tool to reach people with the story of God.
Puritan poetry was guided by strict codes and rules as was any Puritan writing. Themes had to be focused and were only relevant in so- far-as they referred to the glory of God. Anything not linked to God and worship was frowned upon. Reading the Bible was expected and novels strictly forbidden.
The Puritan definition of good writing was that which brought home a full awareness of the importance of worshipping God and of the spiritual dangers that the soul faced on Earth. Puritan style varied enormously -- from complex metaphysical poetry to homely journals and crushingly pedantic religious history.
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