During Anne Bradstreet's 'Upon The Burning Of Our House'

When, much to his surprise, he discovers how the lake in the woods was still the same, how the bedroom still smelled of lumber, how the girls were still fifteen, as if “no years have gone by” and the only thing that changed was the man. That it is his son who sneaks out in the morning to the sweet outdoors now, who explores the streams, who gazes with childish awe at the thunderstorms, who runs out in joy and relief to go swimming in the rain. And that it is time to move on and realise that he can’t relive those moments as the figurative ‘right’ to do so, has moved on to the next generation. That in this moment he can only be the father, no longer the son. “The Brown Wasps” has the writer experiencing sorrow and despair due to a place, that is primary to his being, being non-existent and thus, the essay focuses more on the effects of time on the world around the man, rather than the man

She writes “And here I cannot but take notice of the strange providence of God in preserving the heathen...”

With the use of analogies, Edwards evokes the comparison of a sinner and a spider. He asserts "The God that holds you over the pit of some loathsome insect over a fire..." To express the amount of torture God tolerates to prevent a sinner from going to hell, he compares the sinner to a spider, an insect most people are petrified by. Nevertheless, Jonathan Edwards constantly enhances the idea of God and a sinner with a spider. He indicates "...God should let go of you...would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell, than a spider's web would have to stop a falling rock." When Edwards employs the analogy, he the idea that God will attempt to save all sinners, therefore the amount of struggle he goes through is vast, such as a diminutive spider striving to save a heavy

Edwards compares man and his righteousness to insects to demonstrate the unworthiness and insignificance of man. “The God that holds you over the pits of Hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over a fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked:”. In this imagery, Edwards tells how the only thing keeping humanity from Hell is God holding them in His hand. However, God’s wrath is also depicted, as Edwards describes God holding them as if they were loathsome bugs or spiders. This emphasizes the huge size of God’s wrath, as generally people do not like bugs and would gladly throw them in fire. This stresses the dangerous situation humanity is in, saying that they are all hanging by a string over Hell and would cause the audience to repent and seek salvation. “… all your righteousness, would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of Hell, than a spider's

God asking why? She said, “And I know we are not going to understand, or like what happens in

In her article, Quinn uses multiple figurative languages to strengthen her claim that life after death does not exist. This is a very opinionated piece therefore using figurative language such as metaphors, simile, diction and symbols help enhance the validity of the author’s argument, while effectively giving her opinion to the readers in a subdued manner. Quinn’s use of the Ichneumon wasp as a symbol for the process of human life is a subtle way of writing it. Her article starts off with a detailed description of the physical features of a Female Giant Ichneumon Wasp, which then proceeds to a biology based background explanation on the specie. During her descriptions, Quinn uses carefully chosen words that is meant to let the reader go beyond imagining the wasp and to think of it as something more. She explains “Her overall appearance of fragility - the

The unexpected pairing of friends is a common theme found throughout literature, as it is so true in life. True friendship can blossom at times, in places and with the people we least expect. It knows no race, color, socio-economic status, religion, age or even species. In Charlotte’s Web, we explore how the unusual friendship between a pig and spider could evolve from an innocent introduction to an intense and powerful relationship that would change their destiny and allow them to be “radiant”.

His assertion is that people “will know certainly that [they] must wear out long ages, millions of millions of ages, in wrestling and confliction with this almighty merciless vengeance,” and after what feels like forever of this suffering, they realize that it is just the beginning of an eternity of punishment. He uses this method to draw out his description, so when the audience thinks it is about to end, they are met with more description. This could be to show how his depiction of Hell is similar to what he believes it would be like. He also drags out the description of God’s wrath towards mankind. He claims that God holds mankind as one would hold “some loathsome insect over the fire,” that his “wrath towards [people] burns like fire; he looks upon [them] as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.” This use of asyndeton emphasizes that God views mankind with contempt and disdain. However, he still holds them away from Hell’s gates until he deems them unworthy of his

He strikes fear into the audience by verbally attacking the audience for their lack of faith. He utilizes metaphors as a form of imagery, explaining how the devils in hell “stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry lions that see their prey.” He discusses hell and the devils in order to terrify the audience into repenting for their sins. These vivid descriptions convey an aggressive tone that scares the audience into believing that God is willing to cast them into

The fact that she is not only able to pour her heart out to the beggar but also make note of something like the jewelry he is wearing makes this conversation a bit more interesting. She recognizes the jewelry as resembling something belonging to Odysseus and finds it a little strange that this beggar could own such a

“O Hell!” Satan’s opening exclamation of frustration immediately alerts readers to Satan’s state of mind. As Satan gazes on Adam and Eve, he is struck by their blissful state, which sends him into a spiral of confusion as he slightly reconsiders his plan to destroy them. To himself, Satan addresses the pair; he begins regretful and with pity for Adam and Eve. He later shifts in tone to vengeful, envious, and angry. Further exemplifying Satan’s contrasting attitudes, Milton uses antonymous words of emotion throughout the passage. By the end of passage, Milton solidifies Satan’s hardening of heart and ends the struggle that has been festering inside Satan since his first act of rebellion against God. Milton successfully uses both the shift in tone and the emotional diction to reveal Satan’s stormy internal conflict.

forefathers; she saw, not him, but them. It was nothing to her, that his wife was to

which the writer uses to get the message of the will for her to rise

“If the devil were doing this to delude me and drag me down to hell, he would make use of means which so completely defeated their own ends by taking away my vices…making me virtuous and strong; for it was quite clear to me that these experiences had immediately made me a different person,” (St. Teresa 43).

There are some spitting spiders that have only six, and there are some with only two or four eyes. Some cave spiders have no eyes at all and rely only on vibration. There are great differences in the ways which spiders capture prey. Some may stalk their prey, while others may lie in wait and ambush it. Other spiders may weave various types of webs used to capture passing prey, and there are some smaller commensal spiders that live in larger spiders’ webs and feed on the smaller