Jonathan Edwards uses an effective method called the “fire and brimstone” approach‚ which basically used scare tactics to keep people from straying away from the church. Jonathan Edwards was a master at using literary devices‚ which horrified but intrigued his audience. He (Edwards) wrote in second person to make each individual feel responsible for their own sins‚ this strategy allowed Edwards to speak to large groups. Edwards also used extended metaphors to help his audience realize the full extent
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Edwards uses several examples of literary devices to convince his audience that if they are not doing as he says then they will go to hell. Jonathan Edwards uses imagery because he believes showing his audience what awaits them in hell will make them be pure. He knows this will work on his audience because he knows they are all very afraid of going to hell when they die‚ so he tells them that is where they are going to go if they do not listen to him. He uses pathos as another scare tactic to convince
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a self-realization of their moral code. Jonathan Edwards‚ an austere pastor‚ and Benjamin Franklin‚ a Renaissance
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because its effectiveness is proven in Christianity‚ marketing‚ and scientific findings. One example of how fear motivates humans is Christianity. Christians fear eternal damnation‚ and fear is a leading contributor to the salvation of Christians. Jonathan Edwards used fear in his famous sermon: “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath‚ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held over in the hand of that God‚ whose wrath is
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Compare Jonathan Edwards’ “Personal Narrative” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Autobiography‚ Part II.” Both Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin are major and important American writers. A vast number of people were influenced by their writings. They illustrated early American themes in their personal points of view. Although they lived in similar times during the early development of America‚ they mostly wrote for different purposes. However‚ a reader can still find some similarities and common themes
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puritan beliefs and effects of sin‚ one by Jonathan Edward called "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"‚ and the other by Nathaniel Hawthorn called "the ministers black veil". The people they preach to are hypocritical‚ and refuse to see the truth. While Edwards portrays an angry god and fearful Sinners‚ Hawthorne’s character parson Hooper changes the perception of the Puritan religion. Both texts use symbolism‚ but both in their own way. Jonathan Edwards uses symbolism to create fear in his listeners
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05 Jonathan Edwards 1. Explain the mood of this passage. The mood of the passage is persuasive angry admonitory. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. An example of a metaphor is “fire of wrath.” An example of a simile would be “and you would be like the chaff on the summer threshing floor.” The allusion that Jonathan Edward
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Sermon in the Style of Jonathan Edwards Those with the audacity to do the unforgivable crime of consuming edible items in the middle of an educational session shall surely be punished by the professors. God forbid‚ shall the patience of these professors‚ these masters of instruction‚ these scholastic gods‚ be tested‚ one shall face the hell‚ the fire‚ and the damnation that is called detention. There is no speculation that these lords of erudition are amicable‚ benevolent‚ impartial‚ and sensible
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Jonathan Edward’s and the Puritans have unequally different spiritual beliefs. Jonathan Edwards’s beliefs focused on seeking salvation to avoid hell. Jonathan Edward’s spiritual attitude differs greatly from those of Puritan works‚ such as from writers Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson‚ who believe one must be elected by God to go to Heaven. Their different beliefs are what lead them to have different spiritual attitudes. Puritan works are all didactic; they are all meant to teach a lesson
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Jonathan Edwards is considered one of the masters of figurative language. His use of vivid images and strong metaphors is very obvious in his fiery sermon. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” as he describes human nature and hell. For example‚ he says at one point‚ “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering…” One of Edwards metaphors is‚ “The dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the pit of hell.” He very often casts the fires of hell in metaphorical terms rather than using
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