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how did johnathan edwards use figurative language in his sermon “sinners in the hands of an angry god”

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In this simile, Edwards says that God holds people over the pit of hell as if they were spiders or some other kind of "loathsome insect." Because he uses the word "as" it is a simile and not a metaphor. Edwards uses this simile as a way of showing the people how angry God is at them.

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Because he was an influence for all of the people

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