Question

read the excerpt from sinners in the hands of an angry god. it would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of almighty god one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity. in this excerpt, what is the denotation of the word \fierceness\? emotion aggression energy pity

Explanation:

Denotation refers to the literal or dictionary - definition of a word. The word "fierceness" means a state or quality of being fierce, which is closely related to aggression. It doesn't mean emotion in a general sense, nor energy or pity.

Answer:

B. aggression