Studying different authors from two different time periods helps readers understand their beliefs and way of life. Though, Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet are both puritans , their ways of writing and ways to persuade their audience are very different .
In Jonathan Edwards’ sermon ,”Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” he used an irate tone. Also, he used fear to persuade his congregation from straying away from God with lines like “If God should let you go , you would immediately sink “ (109). On the other hand, In Anne Bradstreet’s poem “Upon the Burning of our House “ , she uses a pathetic tone.
In Jonathan Edwards’ sermon ,”Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” he used an irate tone. Also, he used fear to persuade his congregation from straying away from God with lines like “If God should let you go , you would immediately sink “ (109). On the other hand, In Anne Bradstreet’s poem “Upon the Burning of our House “ , she uses a pathetic tone.