ghettysburg address kyle drew kelsey

In the Ghettysburg address Lincoln's audience is the United states, not just the north but the country as a whole. His purpose is trying to show everyone that the United states has to much of a historic backround to give up and fall apart now . He says "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." When he said this he was trying to evoke emotion. By saying this he shows how much has been sacrificed to keep the United States running strong. It shows that there is to much put into the Nation to have it crumble as it almost did back in this time. The speech was given in just over 2 minutes time. Which shows the effectiveness of the speech . He was really clear cut and to the point and didn't beat around the bush. He made it powerful by taking about the men that died in battle. He makes this more powerful by using words like brave men and by saying that they struggled to consecrate(make or declare sacred) the country.