USA HISTORY

Which statement best describes the sentence “But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground”

(A) It is a poetic technique

(B) It is alliteration

(C) ** It is parallel structure

(D) It is lyrical poetry

Concept note-1: -Which statement best describes the effect of the sentence “But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground"? It builds forcefulness through repetition.

Concept note-2: -According to Lincoln, why are they unable to “dedicate, ” “consecrate, ” or “hallow” the battlefield? Because they can’t honor it as much as the soldiers declared it sacred. The ground already was dedicated and hallow by those who took part in the battle especially those who died.

Concept note-3: -Without the phrase, Lincoln would only be talking about the survival of a specific place, the nation founded in 1776 (“that nation”). With the phrase – “or any nation so conceived or dedicated” he says the question is not just the survival of that nation – but any nation built on the same principles.

Concept note-4: -Which statement best describes Lincoln’s use of rhetorical appeal? He uses ethos to illustrate the similarities between North and South.