Lincoln Unification Speech

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

to use repetition with words like "dedicated" throughout the address to convey to the audience what his dedicated task is- unifying the nation (1) (sentence pattern 10). Lincoln uses such neutral diction to convey to the audience that unifying the nation is a work in progress and both sides have to be committed to the cause. He also mean to say that a considerable amount of lives were lost during the war and those living should dedicate themselves toward ending the war. Lincoln repeated these words to emphasis the need of unification to the audience.
In his second inaugural Address, Lincoln employs the use of diction to unify both sides through what they have in common: the same religion (Sentence pattern 3). When Lincoln used words like "Both read the same bible" and "Pray to the same God" he is trying to show a common ground between both parties (2). The fact they both worship the same religion shows that they have a common ground in which they can agree on. Both sides can ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: