A nation engaged in a barbaric war on its own land, President Abraham Lincoln made a trip to Gettysburg in November 1863 to speak about a military cemetery that would be placed on the land where it stood ; the cemetery was to be erected in memory of the soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Gettysburg. Although it is merely two hundred and seventy-two words long, it remains one of the most exhilarating speeches ever given. The President uses several rhetorical devices to convey a message to his listeners: a message that the young country could resist and endure the war, arousing a feeling of patriotism in the people. Abraham Lincoln uses numerous rhetorical devices to emphasize his point and better ingrain it in the minds of his audience. The President uses archaic diction by opening his speech with: "Four-seven years ago our fathers brought forth...a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle that all men are created equal." his speech, Lincoln assures his audience that...