Analysis of Figurative Language in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
This analysis delves into the prominent use of similes and metaphors in Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." The comparisons made in the text vividly depict God's wrath and control over humanity, invoking powerful imagery to convey the severity of sin and the consequences awaiting sinners. Through examples like likening God to a person holding a spider over fire or equating His wrath to rising waters, Edwards crafts a compelling narrative urging repentance and fear of divine judgment.
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God By: Priyanka Dey, Abinaya Sivakumar, and Anthony Wang
Simile: Explicit comparison of two unlike objects using like or as Used for speakers, poets Short similes can be powerful Metaphor: Comparison of two unlike objects without using specific words (e.g. like or as ) Compare concrete ideas to concepts
The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or loathsome insect over the fire (p. 81, paragraph 2) Compares God holding a person to a how a person would hold a spider or revolting insects Shows God s immense control over humans
The wrath of God is like great waters increasing more and more, and rise higher and higher (p.80, paragraph 5) Compares the increase of God s wrath to the increasing power of the water As the waves of water become larger, they are also more powerful Similarly, as God s wrath increases, his wrath becomes more destructive
Quote Quote Concrete Image Concrete Image Idea it Represents Idea it Represents The fiery floods of the fierceness and the wrath of God would rush forth with inconceivable fury (p.80, paragraph 5) - The flood - Represents fierceness of God s wrath The bow of God s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends on arrow at your heart, and strings the bow (p. 80, paragraph 6) - The bow - The arrow - Represents God s wrath - Represents justice
Quote Quote Concrete Image Concrete Image Idea Idea it Represents it Represents It is a great furnace of wrath (p. 81, paragraph 3) - The furnace - Represents God s wrath The fire pent up in their own hearts is ready to break out.. - The fire - Represents people s anger
