Dante's Inferno Many descriptions have been given of hell; however, Dante's portrayal of this pit of anguish puts hell into a different perspective for myself. The separating of levels or degrees, the personification of the sinners, and the comparison to what I have learned in the past makes Dante's Inferno a captivating poem that will always be considered a classic with universal content. Dante is a wonderful poet because of his ability to connect with …showed first 75 words of 610 total…

…showed last 75 words of 610 total…makes this novel a classic. The way he separates hell into different degrees to make the emphasis on the scale of the sin committed, the image of the sinners and how they are placed into hell coinciding with the sin they performed, and the fact that I was able to get an eye opening new view on hell makes Dante's Inferno a enchanting poem that will be considered a classic as long as people read.