Question

In the Gettysburg Address, which rhetorical device does Abraham Lincoln employ when he says, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
A. antithesis
B. alliteration
C. repetition
D. apostrophe

Answer 1

The answer is C. Repetition, the world people is repeated three times.

Answer 2

Answer:

The rhetorical device that Abraham Lincoln employs when he says, "that government of the people, by the people, for the people" is epistrophe.

Explanation:

Epistrophe that means "return" is a rhetorical device of repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases. It is a very empathic device because it emphasizes the last word and creates an emotion in the reader, this happens in the excerpt in the last lines when the word "people" is repeated many times.