3.+Speaker's+Tone

Speaker The speaker of the Gettysburg Address is Abraham Lincoln, the president at the time of the civil war. Lincoln was the leader of the North during the civil war in his goal to reunite the nation as one. Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg because he realized that the battle at Gettysburg changed the war. Lincoln spoke to assure that the North kept pushing for victory in the war and to assure them that they are doing the right thing for the future of the nation.
 * SPEAKER'S TONE **


 * Abraham Lincoln
 * Push for victory in the war
 * To better the future of the nation

Tone The tone shown by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address is his combination of remorse for the dead and hope for the future of the nation. Lincoln begins by showing remorse for the dead and using very ceremonial language in talking about them, "those who here gave their lives that the nation might live." Lincoln then changes his tone to unify the nation and provide hope for the future. Lincoln tells his audience to remember why these people gave their lives and make it so they did not die in vain. "This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Lincoln uses syntax and diction with the repetition of "people" to show that the individuals of the nation are the ones to unify the country and make the push for freedom.


 * Remorse for dead
 * Hope for future
 * Push for freedom