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Sinnersflanalysis
Sinnersflanalysis
Name:
FigurativeLanguageAnalysis
AcademicEnglish10
Directions:Writeonewell-developedparagraphthatanalyzesJonathanEdwardssuseoffigurative
language(predominantlymetaphor,simile,andpersonification)inhissermonSinnersintheHandsof
anAngryGod.Whattask(s)doesheaccomplishwiththeuseofthesedevices?Whatfeelingsdoes
hecreateinhisaudience(considerhisaudienceinthecorrecthistoricalcontext)?Useevidencefrom
thetexttosupportyouranalysis.ResponsesmustbeinMLAformat.Studentsmustincludeaworks
citedpage.
Hook(Staccato):
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BackgroundInformation(Includeauthorname,sermontitle,andpublicationdate)(1-2sentences)
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ThesisStatement
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Context
TextualEvidence
Analysis
Context
TextualEvidence
Analysis
Clincher(Movebeyondsimplerestatement--explainthesignificanceofEdwardssuseoffigurative
languagetothereader.)
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