Question

In “The Gettysburg Address”, which rhetorical device does Abraham Lincoln use to emphasize the importance of the Civil War?
*
1 point
Metaphor to compare the battlefield to a sacred altar
Parallelism to stress the equality of all people
Hyperbole to exaggerate the scope of the war’s impact
Anecdotes about soldiers who fought in the war

Answer 1

Metaphor to compare the battlefield to a sacred altar.

Lincoln uses language of consecration and hallowing (“we cannot consecrate — we cannot hallow — this ground”) to portray the battlefield as sacred and thus emphasize the war’s significance.