Author's Purpose in The Gettysburg
men, living and dead,who strugglea nere, nave
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 here 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.
Which of the following is the main purpose of
the highlighted text from Lincoln's "Gettysburg
Address"?
To persuade the audience to dedicate themselves to the
unfinished work of the soldiers who died.
To inform the audience of the definition of dedication.
To persuade the audience to live a life of ignorance and
bliss and forget the deaths of soldiers.
