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Jonathan Edwards – Style Analysis

The methods by which a person expresses his or her ideas, beliefs, or thoughts on a subject are as important as the actual content and feelings that the person attempts to evoke. When used effectively, the various methods combine together and create the author’s intended effect to the extent desired. Jonathan Edwards accomplishes this in his passage from “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in which his tone and style effectively present the reader with his view of God as a powerful and able ruler over people and how vulnerable they are to Him.

Edwards’ scornful tone creates the sense that he is God himself, professing his great power over the audience and demonstrating their immense vulnerability. He constantly accuses the audience of failing to recognize that God is the one in control, that He will ultimately decide their fate. By using carefully selected diction, Edwards emphasizes how God is playing with the audien...

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