The house of this Puritan poet burned down_____________?
Correct answer: D. Anne Bradstreet
- A. Elizabeth Browning
- B. Eliza Snow
- C. George Elliot
- D. Anne Bradstreet
Explanation
Anne Bradstreet's house burned in 1666, an event reflected in her poem “Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House.” The other listed writers are not the Puritan poet associated with this incident.
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