"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
             Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" captures the intensity of the Great Awakening. He implies during the sermon that if the "natural men" don't change their ways, undergo conversions, they undoubtedly will endure the "wrath of God." He preaches to them with an urgent and accusatory tone. Combing this with his diction, metaphors, and pace he instills fear into the "sinners" and attempts to persuade them to redeem themselves.
             Edward's negative diction plays a key role in his persuasive sermon. His active verbs with negative connotations assist the reader to understand the seriousness of the situation. They are "hanging" by a thread in which it is easy for God to simply "cast his enemies down to hell." Once in hell they will "burn" and singe" in the "fiery pits" while having no hope for "deliverance" or "mitigation." His many adjectives consist of negative connotations while describing the sufferings the unsaved will endure. They will be "miserable" in the "hot" flames of the "fiery pit."
             His concrete nouns reveal to the audience that they are but mortals in the "hands of God." They are like "worms" easily crushed. By starting many sentences with the conjunction "so that" he is telling the people this is the effect of your sins of not converting.
             Edward's complex sentence structure emphasizes the horrible state of hell during their "everlasting destruction." He describes this "bottomless pit" with many details separated by semicolons. The flames are "ready to receive them; the flame do now rage and glow." Nothing they can do will help.
             The quick pace accentuates the point that they are damned and done have much time left. If they don't take th...