1. Thesis: In his poem “Huswifery” Edward Taylor uses diction, rhyme, and literary conceit to connect the care one shows toward maintaining one’s house with the care one should show for maintaining one’s soul, and through this simple comparison, he hoped to show the devotion required to gain God’s grace.
2. Reflection: In “Huswifery”, the component that impressed me the most was his use of literary conceit throughout the poem and the seemingly random comparison. At first glance, housework is one of the furthest things from gaining God’s grace. After reading the poem, however, it is exposed how housework is related to cleansing one’s soul in order to gain acceptance into Heaven. The poem walks the reader through the different stages in the way that one would make a coat.
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