The Portrayal of War in On the Idle Hill and The Destruction of Sennacherib The structure of these 2 poems are similar but comparisons can be made between "On the idle hill" and "The destruction of Sennacherib" Although the content is similar the title, tone, language, devices, structure and punctuation are very different. In the early 1800's when Byron wrote "The destruction of Sennacherib" a large war campaign was occurring; The Napoleonic Wars. The wars surrounding him would effect
SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..2 II. DAY OF TROUBLE………………………………………………….……………..2 A. PLEA FROM HEZEKIAH…………………………………….……………….3 B. SENNACHERIB WILL RETURN AND PERISH.............................................4 III. SENNACHERIB THREATENS AGAIN……………………………………….….4 A. RABSHAKEH RETURNS WITH A MESSAGE……….………………….….4 B. HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER……………………….………………………..……..5 IV. THE WORD FROM THE LORD…………………………………………………...5 A.
Literary The passage, Isaiah 14:12-23, occurs within a “poem about the fall of the king of Babylon.” Leading up to Isaiah 14:12-23, Isaiah 14:1-11 discusses the fall of Babylon and the love of the Lord for his people. It also discusses how Babylon rises again. In Isaiah 14:12-23, Isaiah takes an imaginative trip to Sheol. After “The Fallen Day Star Passage” (Isaiah 14:12-23), Isaiah tells the reader how the people have a belief that God can conquer Assyria, Babylon, and even beyond. He also prophesizes