The Divine Comedy Dantes Inferno By: Dante Alighieri

By: Brittany Donaldson

Irony

This made Dante Alighieris Epic Poem The Divine Comedy much better because it gave you a new perspective of Hell The 9th Circle of Hell is not what most people would expect

Most would expect fire and burning Instead Dante believes it is frozen Lucifer is considered God of Ice

Also it is Ironic that Traitors receive the worst punishment

Judas, Brutus, and Cassius are chewed on by Satans 3 mouths In all the other Circles there were countless amounts of souls Its ironic that by betraying Caesar they would get the worst punishment

Tone
Tone adds a lot to Inferno It is a dark and evil Tone This is done to show what a horrible and awful place Hell would be to go to By doing this it allows Dante to get his point across about Hell and the fear he felt

Voice
Voice is seen in a couple different ways because the author, narrator, and main character are all Dante He talks with Virgil and speaks to many of the beings in Hell

But he also tells the story as the narrator

You

are lead to believe he has a very kind voice The same is believed of Virgil, Dantes guide

Imagery
This is seen all throughout the poem The description of the gates of Hell bring horrible image to your mind The way Lucifer is described allows you to try and understand Dantes fear The Imagery really allows you to feel as if you are there experiencing every horror and agony

Paradise Lost By: John Milton

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Irony
This is seen in a couple different parts The obvious one is Adam and Eve living and enjoying their life, but being fully unaware that they are about to be targeted by Satan Of course the other being that in the beginning when the Devils are first seen they are described as these awesome and powerful beings

The irony being when they rebelled in Heaven they did not manage to destroy a single angel

Tone
Tone gives you a good idea of whats going on in Paradise Lost It allows you to feel in a way how the characters would feel It is mostly a serious tone overall At the beginning and during the battles it become a tone of despair Of course during the battles it is also a very tense tone

Voice
When voice is used it is hard to know because there are no quotes It is believed that Satans voice is very powerful and possibly even over-powering

Imagery
This is seen a lot With the images of the battles and in the beginning the image of Satan lying, chained to the lake of fire in Hell after falling from Heaven