When Bradstreet makes reference to the Bible, she is using the literary device known as allusion. Allusion is a figure of speech in which an author makes a reference to something outside of that very work. So, in her work, Bradstreet makes an allusion to the Bible. Metaphor is a type of comparison, alliteration means that neighboring words start with the same consonant, and symbolism is the use of symbols.
Individualism. The most important thing to understand about US Americans is probably their devotion to "individualism." They have been trained from early in their lives to consider themselves separate individuals who are responsible for their own situations in life and their own destinies.
If people wanted to move into a polis, they would need a citizenship. There were two types of democracy, direct democracy and representative democracy. Direct democracy is when citizens take part in the every day affairs of the government.
