USA HISTORY

Which of the following is NOT a device or strategy that Lincoln uses to achieve his purpose?

(A) parallel structure

(B) ** figurative language

(C) repetition of strong diction (i.e. “dedicated, “ “conceived")

(D) personal and possessive pronouns (i.e. “we, “ “our")

Concept note-1: -With its conciseness and abundance of literary devices, Lincoln’s speech would contain many characteristics of common day poetry, such as: allusion, alliteration, antithesis, grammatical parallelism, and repetition.

Concept note-2: -In “I Have a Dream”, Martin Luther King Jr. extensively uses repetitions, metaphors, and allusions. Other rhetorical devices that you should note are antithesis, direct address, and enumeration. Rhetorical devices are language tools used to make speakers’ arguments both appealing and memorable.

Concept note-3: -Abraham Lincoln used literary devices like alliteration, repetition, and personification to produce a special effect in his speech. He stated his speech off with an allusion.