How Do Apocalyptic Poets Create A Dystopian Society?

The author’s use of imagery also leaves the listeners crying at their misfortunes. To fully illustrate the burning, agony of Hell, the author frequently uses the phrases “glowing flames” and “Hell’s wide gaping mouth open”. This depict that Hell is very “hot” to endure

This dark, decayed, disgusting and risky place makes the character confused and makes him feel inside hell. He feels despair and does not understand the cruelness of his captors (even though he had heard some stories, being there was worse).

The entire piece is portraying a disturbing image. The very first line states,” So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it…” Edwards’ uses specific words such as,”fiery” and “pit of hell.” He also uses imagery when he says,” There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God; there is hell’s wide gaping mouth open…” Once again, the use of portraying the fiery depths of hell to his audience will instill fear into them. This image of fire and hell is often repeated and shown throughout the sermon. With all of the imagery Edwards’ uses he creates suspense in the audience by describing this terrible place that everyone will end up in unless they follow what he says. Mostly uneducated people with no other sources of information will listen to him because of the fear imagery instilled in

In addition, the poem potrayes an impressive scene visually describes the aspect of the hell, where is located in the deep of the sea, horrible bloodshot water and darkness surrounding the hell, and on the earth, there is a poor consider as the door to the hell. The final destination of an evil doing is the hell.

Edward’s introduces his theme by using imagery. For example, “There is the dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the wrath of God.” (21-22). This shows the reader that hell will be a terrible place, but you don’t have to worry about being sent to hell if you accept and follow God.

For example, “that lake of burning brimstone is extended abroad under you.” This shows that Hell is a burning fire underneath them. Mr. Edwards tells them that their guilt and wrath are treasuring up each day. For instance, “If god should only withdraw his hand from the flood gate, it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of fierceness and wrath of God, would rush with unconceivable fury.” Showing them how God is extremely angry with them because of their wrongdoings and how his wrath will instantly overcome them.

(Edwards 1). The quote paints a horrific image of hell which alters the reader’s emotion in other to persuade the to repent from their sinful ways. He also adopts a strong use of figurative language in the quote above when he says, “…in their own heart struggling to break out…”(Edwards 1).

There are not many similarities between the two poems but what do you expect from two poems that were written in totally different time periods since the style of poetry changes after

It talks about war and even some of the punishments they suffer while in each level of hell, they see all their suffering and the ever-lasting punishments that they have to suffer as a consequence of all of their errors, mistakes and decisions made on their time on earth.

Though one is a novel and the other is a short poem, the two pieces of writing can be thoroughly analyzed on their perspectives and themes to highlight important aspects in each.

In "London", William Blake brings to light a city overrun by poverty and hardship. Blake discards the common, glorifying view of London and replaces it with his idea of truth. London is nothing more but a city strapped by harsh economic times where Royalty and other venues of power have allowed morality and goodness to deteriorate so that suffering and poverty are all that exist. It is with the use of three distinct metaphors; "mind-forg'd manacles", "blackning Church", and "Marriage hearse", that Blake conveys the idea of a city that suffers from physical and psychological imprisonment, social oppression, and an unraveling moral society.

London by William Blake is a poem characterised by its dark and overbearing tone. It is a glimpse at a period of England's history (particularly London) during war and poverty, experienced by the narrator as he walks through the streets. Using personification it draws a great human aspect to its representation of thoughts and beliefs of the narrator.

Initially, the narrator only offers physical descriptions of hell. The narrator portrays hell as “A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round / As one great Furnace flam’d, yet from those flames / No light, but rather darkness visible / Serv’d only to discover sights of woe, / Regions of sorrow, doleful shades,” (Paradise Lost, Book I, lines 61-5). The audience is introduced to a new land that evokes misery from every angle. Yet, in order to comprehend why the narrator fosters such a specific, horrid description of Hell, it is imperative to understand who the narrator truly is. The epic poem is told through a third person omniscient perspective. Therefore, the narrator severs as an external observer who is able to give us the thoughts and feeling of each character present in the epic poem. This is crucial to the audience because it allows for the exposure of a character’s internal perspective. The audience is able to contemplate and predict the plot and gain information the other characters are not immediately exposed to themselves. During conversation, the narrator is able to reveal the inner thoughts of all characters. This is especially important in regards to Satan’s first interaction with Zephon as he caught intruding in paradise. The narrator states, “Abashed the devil stood/ And felt how awful goodness is and saw/ Virture in her shape how lovely, saw and pined/ His loss, but chiefly to find here observed/ His luster

London (1794) is one of the most instantly available and comprehensible of the Songs of Experience. The poem, in fact, does not require an interpreter since the images are clear and no knowledge of Blake's personal vision is necessary to understand it. Every reader can see London as Blake’s own city, as an image of the English state and its society and as an image of human condition. A close reading may confirm what a reader had already experienced. Blake, in fact, uses his poetry as a means of social criticism. In this poem, that is practically his everyday experience of life in London, gives him a clear insight into the misery and injustices suffered by London residents. “Blake’s London is the legitimate inheritor of the Augustan tradition”, “the vision of the walker in the city who records and organizes London”2. This London is, however, a city of

William Blake’s poem “London” takes a complex look at life in London, England during the late seventeen hundreds into the early eighteen hundreds as he lived and experienced it. Blake’s use of ambiguous and double meaning words makes this poem both complex and interesting. Through the following explication I will unravel these complexities to show how this is an interesting poem.