Day 4

Phillis Wheatley: Poems Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    What does the title "Thoughts on the Works of Providence" mean?

    The speaker is considering the tremendous range of human experience and emotion, of nature and time, all of which she believes to be created by God—that is, Divine Providence. She is considering everything that, for her, falls under the umbrella of "works of Providence"—the totality of what people are and could be, the totality of love and reason, and the power of love itself to take in both the innermost feelings and the greatest natural wonders.

  2. 2

    What does "On Imagination" imply is the connection between Fancy and Imagination?

    Fancy seems to move around and be less focused or powerful, but it is...

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