Edward Taylor

One thing that I really enjoy about Edward Taylor is the imagery that he used in his poetry.  In certain aspects it is really unique, because it requires that the person reading the poetry must to picture what he is describing and evaluate what that represents rather than just displaying it through descriptive words.  I like the way that Taylor uses his poetry to interact with his faith and affirm his thoughts before sermons.  In contrast with Bradstreets poetry I feel like his was a little dry emotionally just because it didn't have that basis. His poetry told more of the story side of things like in the first poem in the reading in which he spoke of mans fall in the beginning of the bible with Adam and Eve through the life of Jesus. Another difference emotionally in his writings and Bradstreets is the way that they convey their feelings.  It is pretty obvious in most of Taylors writings what he is feeling, but with Bradstreet there is more behind that emotion. Bradstreet didn't state clearly what her emotions were all of the time.