country is in need of unification. After the Battle of Gettysburg‚ during the Civil War‚ many Union and Confederate soldiers lost their lives and while the Union soldiers were buried right there on their home soil‚ the Confederate soldiers were brought back to the South. Four months after the battle‚ President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address to honor those who had lost their lives. Lincoln began the Gettysburg Address by reminiscing of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
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Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg not only memorialized the deaths of the fallen‚ but also‚ through the use of the rhetorical strategies of repetition‚ pathos‚ and syntax‚ served as a away to get the people to continue the war. His syntax was most effective in the way that his speech was only composed of two hundred and seventy-words and still serves as one of the greatest speeches ever made. Lincoln’s repetition was used very carefully concentrating on the words being repeated and finally his use of
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here are some rhetorical devices of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: ll. 1-2 "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" -> historical illusion‚ quote eg. l.3 and l.4 inclusive we -> to involve the listeners l.9 "little note" - "long remember" -> antithesis ll. 5-6 "gave their lives" - "nation might live" -> antithesis l.8 "living and dead" -> antithesis ll.7 "we cannot dedicate‚ we cannot consecrate‚ we cannot hallow" -> anaphora‚ parallelism‚ asyndeton‚ climax -> increase
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In the Gettysburg Address‚ Abraham Lincoln utilizes antithesis‚ repetition‚ and parallelism to reinforce his purpose for this address and deliver an emotional tone that can persuade all people to continue to fight the same fight that these men died for. First of all‚ Lincoln exercises the literary device‚ antithesis‚ to deliver an emotional appeal. For example‚ he states "... as a final resting place for those who here gave their live so that a nation might live." As for‚ the words "gave their
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The Gettysburg Adress of Abraham Lincoln written on November 19‚ 1863 has helped his tone during the speech with the use of three rhetorical devices‚ such as : repetition‚ antithesis‚ and parallelism. His goal is to explain why it is important to honor the dead with increased devotion. Lincoln is honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrafice. With the tone of confidence and determination he managed to bring up a powerful speech with a powerful voice. One example of repetition in his speech to help
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On 19th of November 1863‚ Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech at the official ceremony for the dedication of national cemetery of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania (Lincoln‚ 2002). The speech was later considered as the Gettysburg Address after reading and analyzing the speech. Though Abraham was not the official and featured orator in that ceremony‚ the 273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton
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thousand soldiers were killed (American Civil War ). One of the most important battles fought during this war was the battle of Gettysburg; it lasted three days and went down in history as one of the most deadly battles of the war (Battle of Gettysburg ). After this battle‚ the president at the time‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ addressed his people with a speech‚ the Gettysburg Address‚ which still resonates though the people of our country today. Although the speech only roughly lasted two minutes‚ Lincoln used
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A rhetorical analysis of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. In a very reverent‚ yet quick‚ address‚ Abraham Lincoln not only honorably bestows a farewell to the soldiers who gave their lives for the livelihood of their country‚ but through his rhetorical usage of juxtaposition‚ repetition‚ and parallelism‚ Lincoln unites his speech together‚ and this in turn transfers into his central message of unity as a nation. Lincoln’s usage of juxtaposition‚ the comparison of two ideas‚ gives life to
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Online Encyclopedia (2000) http://encarta.msn.com 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation “Gettysburg Invitations” Library of Congress Online Exhibits. (October 2000) http://icweb.loc.gov/exhibits/ Lincoln‚ Abraham. “The Gettysburg Address” Liberty Online (1999) http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/gettysburg.html. The World Book Encyclopedia 4 “Civil War” World Book Inc. (1985) 472-493 The World Book Encyclopedia 8 “Gettysburg” World Book Inc. (1985) 165-166
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Lincoln’s speech‚ and the conflict about women’s and African American rights. During the time of the civil war Abraham Lincoln‚ our sixteenth president‚ gave his speech‚ Gettysburg Address. “Now we are engaged in a civil war‚ testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated‚ can long endure‚” (Gettysburg Address‚ paragraph 2) In the quote he lets his people know that
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