"The Day of Doom" is not just an ordinary poem. He wrote the poem in such a way that the reader in the end should ask themselves, what must I do to be saved? His ultimate goal was to stress the consequences of sin and to glorify the reward of salvation.
Wigglesworth is telling us that the soul must be ready at all times for judgement day because no one knows the hour or the day when God would come back to judge his people.
In the fourth stanza it talks about how people do not like to think about judgement day because they never think it will happen, so they "drown their care an fears."
Wigglesworth states how no one can hide. Sinners try to hide and are unsuccessful.
The voice of comfort to the elect is overshadowed by the voice of wrath to the unrepentant. There was a lot of pleading for a second chance and Jesus denied them every time. They were to late to repent. This is why you must be ready at all times. The purpose was to bring those unsaved that read this poem to faith.
The poem overall is a fairly accurate picture of the last day according to the biblical text.
Monday, November 17, 2014
The Interesting Narrative of te Life of Olaudah Equiano
This story is a very powerful autobiography. Some key ideas of this work are; cruelty and violence, sexual abuse of female slaves, contrast between white characters, and his desire for freedom and education.
Equiano describes the horrific conditions on the slave ship that killed thousands of slaves before they reached the shores of their new home. He mentions the daily starvation and suffering of other slaves and speaks of dreadful punishments.
One of the most important moments of his narrative is his separation from his sister. he uses this circumstance to make a statement about the possible fates awaiting his sister. You can feel his oain for the inability to protect his sister.
Equiano provides a list of his owners and makes it clear that he feels indebted to the whites who practiced Christian kindness and helped him to learn valuable skills, allowed him to take advantage of business opportunities, and introduced him to Christ.
From the moment of his capture, Equiano longs to be free. he takes what he can from the people around him.
Equiano himself is the biggest source of inspiration in his tale.
Equiano describes the horrific conditions on the slave ship that killed thousands of slaves before they reached the shores of their new home. He mentions the daily starvation and suffering of other slaves and speaks of dreadful punishments.
One of the most important moments of his narrative is his separation from his sister. he uses this circumstance to make a statement about the possible fates awaiting his sister. You can feel his oain for the inability to protect his sister.
Equiano provides a list of his owners and makes it clear that he feels indebted to the whites who practiced Christian kindness and helped him to learn valuable skills, allowed him to take advantage of business opportunities, and introduced him to Christ.
From the moment of his capture, Equiano longs to be free. he takes what he can from the people around him.
Equiano himself is the biggest source of inspiration in his tale.
The Prologue
In Anne Bradestreet's poem "The Prologue," I think her main purpose is to talk about where female poets stand in a male dominated society, women equality.
Anne Bradstreet refused to be a man but rather profess herself as an educated women. She believe women should be treated as equals. In lines thirty-seven to forty-two she says, "Let Greeks be Greeks, and women what they are; men have presidency and still excel. It is but vain unjustify to wage war; women can do best, and women know well." She insists women have their place. Men not be threatened by her works and poetic abilities.
"The Prologue" shed light on the injustices happening to female poets in the 17th century as we view them today. Anne Bradstreet used "The Prologue" to show that she was worthy of respect and that she was an educate, well-read women of her time.
Anne Bradstreet refused to be a man but rather profess herself as an educated women. She believe women should be treated as equals. In lines thirty-seven to forty-two she says, "Let Greeks be Greeks, and women what they are; men have presidency and still excel. It is but vain unjustify to wage war; women can do best, and women know well." She insists women have their place. Men not be threatened by her works and poetic abilities.
"The Prologue" shed light on the injustices happening to female poets in the 17th century as we view them today. Anne Bradstreet used "The Prologue" to show that she was worthy of respect and that she was an educate, well-read women of her time.
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