Gettysburg Address Rhetorical Devices

While Pericles uses an anecdote to start off his speech, Lincoln tends to use cause and effect throughout his speech. In the Funeral Oration, the text says, “I will speak first of our ancestors, for it is right and seemly that now, when we are lamenting the dead, a tribute should be paid to their memory,” (Pericles). Then the Pericles begins to tell of the past and how their city came to be. He uses this to remind the audience of their great past and also to remind them of a possibility of a great future with the victory of the war. Lincoln tends to use cause and effect the whole time during his speech.

Throughout the speech, Lincoln seldom utilizes dividing diction such as “you”, “I” or “them” that implies that the people, and even the speaker, are separate from one another. Instead, he utilizes unifying terms, such as in “We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live”(Lincoln, #). Numerous times throughout this section the term “we” can be seen, which Lincoln used specifically as it is a unifying term. The term brings together the speaker and the audience as one, leaving no room for

However, Lincoln did not do this. Lincoln 's Emancipation Proclamation did not include border States such as Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and others.Although beloved by many, Lincoln caused the war between the states, a conflict which more than 600,000 Americans were killed, made many unconstitutional decisions, and behaved as a dictator, rather than a president. On January 21st, 1861, Jefferson Davis gave his farewell address to the United States Senate following South Carolina’s and Mississippi’s secession from the United States. Throughout his speech, Davis continually reiterated the fact that all states had the right to seceed. Later, in his inaugural address to the Confederate States of America, Davis stated that the Confederate States “want peace” with the United States.

In the "Gettysburg Adress" written by Abraham Lincoln in November 19, 1863, Lincoln uses the rhetorical devices alliteration, allusion, and diction to make his speech memorable to all the American Citizens. Lincoln uses diction to emphasize his point in writing the speech. Some diction he uses is Nobly, Endure, Detract, and Perish. Lincoln uses Nobly and Endure to emphasize the position of the soldiers and the nation. Furthermore, Lincoln also uses Detract and Perish to try and give imagery to the citizens so that they may understand the position The Great Civil War brought upon themselves.

Would there be an America if people were not able to persuade others? During a time when America is in a war against the British fighting for its independence and had lost every battle except for one during the first year of the war, fearing that the idea of America may fail. Thomas Paine then publishes a pamphlet called The Crisis, No. 1. Regarding this, pathos was the most persuasive technique used to persuade Americans to continue on with the war in Thomas Paine’s The Crisis, No.

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address written in 1865 was delivered at Gettysburg post Civil War. Lincoln's purpose behind the famous address is to remember those, living and dead, who fought in the Civil War, and that it is the duty of the living to continue the work of the fallen soldiers to keep alive the American ideals of Liberty and Freedom. To emphasize his purpose, through the usage of rhetorical devices, Lincoln includes examples of repetition, antithesis, and alliteration in his writing. As part of the purpose of the Gettysburg adress, keeping alive the ideals of American Liberty and freedom is of key importance to those who excercise it. To emphasize its importance to the people Lincoln utilizes repetition.

The first paragraph of his speech sets the tone entirely, in which Lincoln doesn’t directly mention the bloodbath of Gettysburg, where 50,000 soldiers died. He refers in the opening phrase, “Four score and seven years ago,” to the founding of America though another important written document, the Declaration of Independence that was wrote in 1776. Lincoln wanted the country to focus on preserving this country and this speech remind citizens that this nation was in fact “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to all men are created equal. I believe Lincoln wanted all Americans, Confederate and Union, to focus on preserving the nation. He didn’t want to upset everyone by dwelling on the blood spilled in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Once America joined World War 2 and started recruiting volunteers to help out in the army, Steve and his friend, Bucky, decided that they should join the army. Steve registered but did not make the army. He would go to different cities and reapply but continue to fail. Dr. Abraham Erskine admired Rogers determination and spirit to join the army and asked him to be apart of “Project:Rebirth” which allowed him to gain strength through a

After two years of presidency, George Washington refused a third term in 1796 and resigned from office, eager to return to his home in Virginia and farm. He did not leave office without offering advice to his successors; rather, he delivered his consultation in the form of his Farewell Address to the nation. The document was published in newspapers across the United States to be read by Americans nationwide, and it is still read in Congress annually. In his Farewell Address, George Washington encourages Americans to follow many core principles after his presidency, many of which are not in practice by Americans today. One of the values Washington espouses in his Farewell Address is the importance of sentimental values and patriotism.

The Gettysburg Address: A Prodigy On the afternoon of November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln moped back to his seat after he disclosed the Gettysburg Address thinking that it was a complete failure; little did he know that his 272 words would soon change the course of U.S. history. Lincoln knew the Gettysburg Address was his way to circulate hope back into the American people during one of their darkest hours. So much laid in his hands, but what he didn’t realize was how much his speech would impact the course of history. Lincoln meticulously chose elements of speech for the Gettysburg Address that would redefine the foundation of the U.S. government and impact the people 's view on "equality" and "democracy" at the time and during the 20th century. The battle of Gettysburg was one of the most devastating clashes in the Civil War, but it quickly became a turning point for the Union army.

In " The Gettyburg Address " given by Abraham Lincoln at the cemetery at Gettysburg, Lincoln uses parallism, antithesis, and repetiton to emphasize the idea that this battlefield has been made holy by those who fought for the idea of freedom and in order to keep that idea alive we must continue to fight thier fight. First, throughout his famous speech, Lincoln uses parallesim to make the point that this ground cannot be consecrated because the brave men who died here have already concecrated it. In lines nine through ten he states " we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground " . Through his usage of words " we can not " he brands the message that this ground can 't be made holy due to the deaths of the men who

Now it is his second term and gives a speech telling the country that he wants to work as a union, to respect and help the army veterans because they go through a lot. The purpose for this speech is that he is trying to keep the county positive and avoid a

In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln brings his point across of dedicating the cemetery at Gettysburg by using repetition, antithesis, and parallelism. Abraham Lincoln uses repetition in his speech to bring a point across and to grab the audience attention. For example, President Lincoln states, "We can not dedicate--we can not consecrate-- we can not hallow-- this ground." Abraham Lincoln is saying the Gettysburg cannot be a holy land since the ones that fought there will still be remembered, and Lincoln is assuming that the dead and brave that fought would still want Gettysburg to improve on more. Also, "The Gettysburg Address," uses antithesis to maks the audience have a deeper meaning on the speech.

They pushed the Union soldiers back to Cemetery Ridge. The confederates stopped attacking because the territory they were getting into was unfamiliar. Buford elected to stay in the area to see Lee’s next attack. Meade moved a majority of his forces to Gettysburg after the skirmish between Buford and Lee’s scouting group. Lee thought if the north is reinforcing this area then it must be very important.