Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

Question 1

What is the topic of the poem?

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writing poetry

Question 2

What is the theme of the poem?

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Creating a work of poetry is like having a child.

Question 3

How are the two poems different?

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Bradstreet’s poem is about her own creation, while Wheatley’s is about God’s creation.

Question 4

Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies, Till some lov’d object strikes her wand’ring , Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the .

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gaze; eyes; mind; senses

Question 5

What is figurative language? Check all that apply

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language not meant to be taken literally; language that uses comparisons and associations

Question 6

How does Wheatley use metaphor?

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to emphasize God’s role as a creator

Question 7

How does Wheatley’s use of hyperbole in this poem emphasize her theme?

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It expresses the speaker’s appreciation for nature.

Question 8

Which of the following are examples of figurative language? Check all that apply.

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“I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold”; “My love is such that rivers cannot quench”

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