LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Question
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Edwards’s vivid descriptions of Hell are meant to
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frighten his audience.
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amuse his audience.
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fascinate his audience.
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make his audience feel superior.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In his sermon, Edwards uses terrifying imagery. He wants his listeners to experience the horrors he believes they will encounter if they do not repent of their sins and obey God’s laws.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, ” Jonathan Edwards ‘, main purpose was to scare the audience and tell them that they are doomed to spend their lives suffering from God ‘s wrath in hell.
Detailed explanation-3: -Images include bow and arrow, holding a spider over fire, and God’s wrath raining on sinners. Edwards uses painful imagery to ignite fear in the audience.
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