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Who was Edwards addressing his sermon to in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
According to the text of Edward sermon, who are in the hands of an angry God
Even though Edward seems to focus on the wrath of God in a fiery hell, what lines would you say if you were making a point to Edwards does hold out hope for sinners
Inverted syntax is changing the order of words in a way that is not expected. E.g.: "Never again shall I see such beauty" — instead of "I shall nrver again see such beauty." Poets use inverted syntax for which of the following reasons
Which of these lines below from Bradstreet's poem used inverted syntax
Line 27: "My pleasant things in ashes lie" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
According to paragraph five in the expert of Edward sermon, fire is coming from which two places
Line 29: "Under thy roof no guest shall sit" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
Which of these lines from Bradstreet's poem used inverted syntax
"I, starting up, the light did spy, / And to my God my heart did cry" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
What is the meaning of the shortened word "gin" in line 37 of Bradstreet's poem
Which paragraphs of the sermon of Edwards use the image of an arrow of death
Line 7: "to my God my heart did cry" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
A good example of archaic language in Bradstreet's poem is which of the following:
Bradstreet uses archaic language in this poem. This is language commonly used in her time but rarely used by writers today. Which of the following are examples of archaic language
Line 22: "My sorrowing eyes aside did cast" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
Line 24: "Where oft I sat and long did lie" Which is another way to write this line without using inverted syntax
It was the Puritans who established Harvard to train Puritan ministers. This now prestigious academic institution is known as which of the following
The poem by Anne Bradstreet was written to
Which of the following was one of the negative contributions to the Puritan made to America