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Identify the rhetorical device that Lincoln has NOT used in his speech.
Personification
Parallelism
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Parallelism
Alliteration
Simile
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To identify which rhetorical device Abraham Lincoln did not use in his speeches, it would be helpful to examine examples from his famous speeches, like the Gettysburg Address or his Second Inaugural Address.
- **Personification**: Lincoln employs personification by attributing human qualities to concepts, such as "the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom."
- **Parallelism**: This is evident in Lincoln's use of similar structures in phrases, such as "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground."
- **Alliteration**: Lincoln uses alliteration occasionally, although it might not be as prominent as in other devices.
- **Simile**: Lincoln rarely uses similes (comparisons using "like" or "as"), as his speeches often rely more on other figures of speech.
Based on this analysis, it is most likely that **simile** is the rhetorical device that Lincoln has NOT used prominently in his speeches.
- **Personification**: Lincoln employs personification by attributing human qualities to concepts, such as "the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom."
- **Parallelism**: This is evident in Lincoln's use of similar structures in phrases, such as "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow this ground."
- **Alliteration**: Lincoln uses alliteration occasionally, although it might not be as prominent as in other devices.
- **Simile**: Lincoln rarely uses similes (comparisons using "like" or "as"), as his speeches often rely more on other figures of speech.
Based on this analysis, it is most likely that **simile** is the rhetorical device that Lincoln has NOT used prominently in his speeches.
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