Alliteration In Sinners
In the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, there is a usage of rhetorical devices including imagery, alliteration, and personification to create an impacting scene for the audience to obey and follow the path of Christ. He engages with his audience through rhetorical devices and registers the repercussions in relation with an angry god and being doomed to hell.
In the sermon, Edwards applies an imagery into his speech. For example, he claims that "Their case is past all hope, they are crying in extreme misery and perfect despair..." The evidence composes an auditory imagery consisting of cries filled with misery and despair. Edwards believes that by setting a preview beforehand of what the consequences are, …show more content…
For instance, in paragraph 5, he states "and if your strength were ten thousand times greater than it is, yeah, ten thousand times greater than the strength..." The alliteration conveys an emphasis on the amount of strength they have and how omnipotent they can appear to be. It is a vast number, and Edwards strives to persuade his audience by delivering the use of alliteration to make them remember, memorize, or simply perceive that even if their strength were to be "ten thousand times" great, it would be nothing differentiating to God's almighty characteristics.
Lastly, the speaker utilizes the rhetorical use of personification. Found in paragraph 4, he strongly implies in his sermon that "...the earth would not bear you one moment, for you are a burden to it." He is applying human qualities to earth in order to make the audience realize that not even Earth itself can bear with the sinners, that they do not belong there since they are a burden, they are the walking definition of pure wickedness and bother. Also, he implements it to convince and influence among the listeners that those who are not enthusiastic or committed to religion will become a burden to Earth.
With a handful or rhetorical methods found in Jonathan Edward's sermon including imagery, alliteration, and personification, it is undeniable that they will be effective enough to convince his audience to not end up on the hands of an angry
In the sermon, Edwards applies an imagery into his speech. For example, he claims that "Their case is past all hope, they are crying in extreme misery and perfect despair..." The evidence composes an auditory imagery consisting of cries filled with misery and despair. Edwards believes that by setting a preview beforehand of what the consequences are, …show more content…
For instance, in paragraph 5, he states "and if your strength were ten thousand times greater than it is, yeah, ten thousand times greater than the strength..." The alliteration conveys an emphasis on the amount of strength they have and how omnipotent they can appear to be. It is a vast number, and Edwards strives to persuade his audience by delivering the use of alliteration to make them remember, memorize, or simply perceive that even if their strength were to be "ten thousand times" great, it would be nothing differentiating to God's almighty characteristics.
Lastly, the speaker utilizes the rhetorical use of personification. Found in paragraph 4, he strongly implies in his sermon that "...the earth would not bear you one moment, for you are a burden to it." He is applying human qualities to earth in order to make the audience realize that not even Earth itself can bear with the sinners, that they do not belong there since they are a burden, they are the walking definition of pure wickedness and bother. Also, he implements it to convince and influence among the listeners that those who are not enthusiastic or committed to religion will become a burden to Earth.
With a handful or rhetorical methods found in Jonathan Edward's sermon including imagery, alliteration, and personification, it is undeniable that they will be effective enough to convince his audience to not end up on the hands of an angry