Gettysburg Address Connotation/Tone

A word's connotation is...

• its implied meaning, feelings, and emotions behind a word choice

• its dictionary definition

• the same as the denotation

The denotation of a word is...

• the dictionary definition, its exact meaning

• the figurative meaning

• the same as connotation

When someone uses an allusion, they are alluding to...

• an important person, place, thing, or idea in literature, religions, mythology, or making other cultural references,

• an exact and literal meaning of something

• being monotone

When we talk about tone in literature we are talking about how...

• an author or speaker communicates their emotions or attitudes through word choice

• loud students are being in class

• the way a character lives their life

When Lincoln alludes to "the final resting place" he is talking about...

• where the soldiers were killed and buried at the Battle of Gettysburg.

• where the soldiers will get some sleep and something to eat

• a new state that will be added to the United States

When Lincoln uses the phrase "four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth..." he is alluding to...

• the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, 1776.

• the beginning of the Civil War 2 in April of 1851.

• his friends that have helped his cause.

The overall tone of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is ...

• serious and respectful because of the people that died for their country at Gettysburg.

• cheerful because the North is winning the Civil War.

• humorous because he wants the people to like him and reelect him for President.

When Lincoln says "a new birth of freedom, and the government of the people, by the people, for the people" it shows that his point of view in his speech is...

• the United States needs to remain a free and united country.

• he wants the South to win.

• we as a country need to go back to the way things were in 1776.