How Does Fdr Use Repetition In The Gettysburg Address

Imagine a time when America was torn, divided between two sides. Picture former President Aberham Lincoln giving a speech at Gettysburg during the Civil War. Fast forward to 1945 where Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the country after the atomic bomb and the end of WWII. The Gettysburg Address was a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. In November of 1863, he was honoring the soldiers who gave their lives for the country. The nation was extremely divided and the war was causing immense tension. Many years later Eleanor Roosevelt gave a speech on VJ day, which was given on August 18, 1945 after Japan surrendered in World War II. Both of these situations are similar in that they both are giving a speech to the American

An example of this is when he says “we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.” He repeats the phrase “we cannot” to emphasize how important it is to continue to fight. He does this to help the audience understand the importance of fighting. He tries to help inspire people not to lose hope and continue to fight. Roosevelt also uses repetition in her speech, she says “joy that our men are freed of constant danger, hope that those whom we love will soon be home among us, awe at what man’s intelligence can compass, and a realization that that intelligence uncontrolled by great spiritual forces, can be man’s destruction instead of his salvation.” She repeats words like joy, hope, awe and realization, this helps to show the range of emotions experienced by the American people during this time. They have just won the war, but at the same time thousands of people have just died at the hands of the Americans. She is trying to help them balance all those feelings of joy and sorrow. By using the word “joy” she emphasizes the nation's collective feeling of relief after winning the