Does Phyllis Wheatley use religious references to warn her readers abou

Does Phyllis Wheatley use spiritual references to monish her readers about slavery and sin and its repercussions?Throughout the poem, To the University of Cambridge, in New England, Phyllis Wheatley declare sensationself that she accepted the colonial idea of slavery, by first describing her captivity, even though this poem has a subversive double meaning that has sent an anti-slavery message. Wheatleys choice of words indicates that her directed audience was educated at a sophisticated level because of the language chosen. Her audience was assumingly also familiar with the volume because of the religious references used. The bible was used as a reference because of its accessibility. Wheatley uses religious references to subversively warn her readers about slavery and its repercussions and to challenge her readers morals.As the poem starts out, Wheatley describes being taken from her endemic shore to the land of errors. Her native shore was the western coast of Africa, and sh e was taken to the land of errors which represents America. America is seen in her eyes as the land of errors because of slavery. Wheatley is acknowledging right off the bat that slavery is wrong. Wheatley then goes on and references the Egyptian gloom which is italicized. The italicization forces the readers to focus and reflect on Egyptian and its possible Smith-Joseph 2meaning. The Egyptian gloom symbolizes Egypt and one of the most famou...