lincoln's gettysburg adress.

imported_guy

i didnt know where to post this but....

guys could you please confirm my answers to questions from the gettysburg adress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address#Text_of_Gettysburg_Address)

Everett's speech was the day's principal "Gettysburg address." His oration began:

"Standing beneath this serene sky, overlooking these broad fields now reposing from the labors of the waning year, the mighty Alleghenies dimly towering before us, the graves of our brethren beneath our feet, it is with hesitation that I raise my poor voice to break the eloquent silence of God and Nature. But the duty to which you have called me must be performed; — grant me, I pray you, your indulgence and your sympathy."

And ended three hours later with:

"But they, I am sure, will join us in saying, as we bid farewell to the dust of these martyr-heroes, that wheresoever throughout the civilized world the accounts of this great warfare are read, and down to the latest period of recorded time, in the glorious annals of our common country, there will be no brighter page than that which relates the Battles of Gettysburg."

The speech was well received, but overshadowed by Lincoln's reply:

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that 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's address differs from Elliot's in the
A. Religious overtones
B. Sentence length and structure
C. Poetic imagery
D. Appeals to patriotism

In his speech, Lincoln appears
A. Confident
B. Shy
C. Self concious
D. Self assured

Which phrase from the speeches is most realistic?
A. "overlooking these broad fields"
B. "dust of these martyr-heroes"
C. "there will be no brighter page than that ..."
D. "graves of our brethren beneath our feet"


i bolded what i thought the correct answers are, (i dont know which ones are actually correct) so are my answers probably right?

i know that both guys use poetic images... but "four score seven" stood out for me, the sentence length is pretty random, even though they look longer in everett's speech

and in the second one i thought he was more self assured (more like assuring overall "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.", but he could have been confident... so im stuck here too

in the last one A appears pretty obvious, but i could be wrong?

i'd be greatful if i could get some input... thanks.

Bearhunter

If I might quote from an admin on another thread:

"Dude, this isn't the Junior Cert do-your-homework-for-you-without-making-any-effort-of-your-own board. Kindly don't treat it as though it is."

And by the way, I would have thought the graves beneath the speakers feet was the more realistic line. Just saying...

imported_guy

Bearhunter wrote: »

If I might quote from an admin on another thread:

"Dude, this isn't the Junior Cert do-your-homework-for-you-without-making-any-effort-of-your-own board. Kindly don't treat it as though it is."

And by the way, I would have thought the graves beneath the speakers feet was the more realistic line. Just saying...

jeez calm down, this isnt "homework" i wasnt looking to be spoon fed, was just looking for peoples views on something, but thanks for your input, but surely, that answer is sort of a hyperbole, not realistic.

im invisible

it was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg,

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Einhard

imported_guy wrote: »

Lincoln's address differs from Elliot's in the
A. Religious overtones
B. Sentence length and structure
C. Poetic imagery
D. Appeals to patriotism

Who's this Elliot fella?

Also, if I wanted to answer Leaving Cert style comprehension questions, I'd take my old Leaving Cert papers out!!;)

imported_guy

Einhard wrote: »

Who's this Elliot fella?

Also, if I wanted to answer Leaving Cert style comprehension questions, I'd take my old Leaving Cert papers out!!;)

leaving cert doesnt have MCQs or as far as i know anyway

edward evrette probably lol got confused while typing i'd say

Bearhunter

"...but surely, that answer is sort of a hyperbole."

Almost 8000 were killed at Gettysburg, it was the most brutal battle of the ACW. IT was NOT hyperbole to refer to the dead beneath his feet. They were buried on the battlefield.

sceptre

Moved to History & Heritage - Literature forum is for Literature and so on...:)

Morlar

Where are the questions from ?