Transcript Gettysburg Address By: Abraham Lincoln

Gettysburg Address
By: Abraham Lincoln
AP Language and Composition
Rhetorical Analysis Practice
#3
Clip from Saving Lincoln
Recipe for Success
• Claim: WHAT did the speaker do?
• Warrant: HOW did the speaker do it?
• Impact: WHY did the speaker do it?
Main Claim/Thesis Statement
“…of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
Lincoln’s last line of the Gettysburg
Address, “of the people, by the
people, and for the people,” is a call to
action that appeals to democracy.
Claim/Warrant /Impact #1
“…of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
Lincoln concludes his speech with the
rhythm of parallel structure in order
to help his audience remember what
the United States was founded on
and what the union can become
again.
Claim/Warrant /Impact #2
“…of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
Additionally, Lincoln creates this parallelism
through epistrophe, a repetition at the end of
successive clauses. Repetition is an effective
rhetorical tool as it elevates the need for “the
people” to react and respond favorably to his
plea to dedicate themselves to this “great task”.
Claim/Warrant /Impact #3
“…of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
In an effort to be concise, asyndeton is
also used to show the imminent need for
action, as Lincoln deliberately omits
conjunctions in this series of clauses.
End Claim/Warrant /Impact
“…of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
Lincoln ends his speech with a call to action,
appealing to and inspiring his audience through
the aesthetics of parallelism, repetition of
epistrophe, and timing of asyndeton.
Create a SOAPSTone for the Speech
S= Speaker
O= Occasion
A = Audience
P= Purpose
S= Subject
T= Tone
SOAPSTone Practice
• Each group will focus on one specific element
of SOAPSTone.
• Compose 2-3 claim/warrant/impact sentences
for your element as it pertains to Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address.
• Create a visual of the paragraph for the class
and be ready to present in 15 minutes.