Literary Focus

SERMONThoughoftenassociatedwithsternlecturesor“fireandbrimstone”speecheslikethisone,sermonscanalsobeinstructionalorinspiring.Asermonisbroadlydefinedasaspeechgivenfromapulpitinahouseofworship,usuallyaspartofareligiousservice.Likeitswrittencounterpart,theessay,asermonexpressesthemessageorpointofviewitsauthorwishestoconveytohisorheraudience,calledacongregation.Thesermonflourishedasapopularliteraryformincolo－nialAmerica.  [返]