1. What stylistic devices are used?

2. How do they add or detract from the message?

3. How does the speaker achieve rhythm, clarity, and vividness?

4. What elements of Lincoln’s speech make it well adapted to an oral style?

5. Did you find it more effective when it was read aloud than when it was read silently? Why or why not?

6. How does reading both versions help to illuminate the importance of using stylistic devices?

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