In the poem, "Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet, the following points are drawn;
- I learn that the speaker felt really downcast about losing her house and possessions but she found comfort in the knowledge that all these were vanity and her heavenly father had prepared a better dwelling place for her.
- At the outset of the poem, the voice was sad and downcast, but towards the end of the poem, it became uplifting and enthusiastic.
- The speaker believed in God and the prospect of living forever in heaven. She also believed that it was God who gave and took her possessions.
In this poem, the speaker describes a certain night when she was awakened by a noise that she found was the burning of her house. She felt sad to realize that she had lost all of her worldly possessions.
She would pass by her house and recall the position of things which made her more saddened. This is seen in this excerpt;
When by the ruins oft I past
My sorrowing eyes aside did cast
And here and there the places spy
Where oft I sate and long did lie.
The author believed that no matter the situation she was in, God was justified in his ways. He said;
I blest His name that gave and took,
That laid my goods now in the dust.
In the beginning, the poet was very sad but she took comfort in her God and the prospect of having a permanent abode in heaven.
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