Rhetorical Analysis Of President Kennedy's Inaugural Address

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This metaphor compares Obama’s children to hearts in order to show how deeply the Obamas love their kids. It helps Obama connect to the audience and build credibility by showing that she has the same values and feelings as everyone else about her family, which makes the audience more likely to trust her message supporting Hillary Clinton. In these instances, President Kennedy uses anaphora to introduce the various groups of people in which his message is addressed to, such as the people “people in the huts and villages,” and adversary nations. Since different groups of people are being addressed in the same, repetitive fashion, it creates a sense of inclusion and clarifies Kennedy’s consideration of all people. Also, when Kennedy repeats “let both sides” at the beginning of each sentence, uniformity in the text translates into the companionship Kennedy desires “both sides” to express. Thus, Kennedy is implying that he will be a presidential leader by caring not only for Americans but for people around the world. …show more content…

For example, “let us go forth to lead the land we love,” repeats the “l” sound and creates rhythm. Therefore, the audience is more inclined to harken to his message that the American people and Kennedy should both lead and hep progress America. These allusions allude to the Oath of Office, Bible, and God. The use of allusion establishes a connection with the audience and credibility on Kennedy’s behalf by showing that he understands the history and the expectations of a presidency and this intent to satisfy them. Also, Kennedy’s references to God that he is a God-fearing man. This reassures the audience that Kennedy he humble, he realizes he is not above God, and he seeks the rectitude of God, which brought comfort to Americans of the 60s. The audience was further assured that their president-elect is steady, secure, and