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Write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast how the poets use topic, rhyme scheme, and figurative language to convey their themes. phillis wheatly and

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I'm certainly no expert on either Phillis Wheatley or Anne Bradstreet, but I have read several selections by each of them. As I see no one else has answered your question, I'll share my observations and hope you find them helpful. Bradstreet's work is a little older than Wheatley's, and it was written as private work which was never intended to be published. Wheatley, on the other hand, is a much more sophisticated poet. While Bradstreet was a devout believer and early settler in America, Wheatley was a black woman who had clearly been given some formal educational training.
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