What book is this? You should put the name of the book before posting this question.
Answer:
serious/ mournful
Explanation:
as the passage suggests abraham lincoln 's speech was to dedicate a plot of land that would become Soldier's National Cemetery ,which is indeed serious and mournful because the land will become a place where people would mourn.
I think the answer is characterization (I originally said plot but I just realized that I made a mistake when I was reading. Sorry about that! Hope I didn't mess anything up for you.) :D
Compound sentence (even though technically he also made the sentence longer)
Answer:
Atticus tells Scout and Jem that the jury took longer than he expected to come to a verdict because "there was one fellow who took considerable wearing down - in the beginning he was rarin' for an outright acquittal". To the children's surprise, that fellow was a relation of the Cunninghams.
Explanation:
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