Question

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." -Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, 1863

The quote above includes an example of:

A. personfication

B. metaphor

C. alliteration

D. simile

Answer 1

probably a metaphor since you cant actually bring a nation anywhere

Answer 2

I don't know...I'm guessing personification because...."brought forth", "conceived", "dedicated". Why don't you post it in the literature section?

Answer 3

def not alliteration

Answer 4

true could be personification

Answer 5

yea i think personification. "conceived in Liberty"

Answer 6

conceived made me thing it was personification too but i looked the word up and it can be used two ways.... conceived a child or a project conceived by the company's founder,

Answer 7

i think im going to go with personification

Answer 8

B metaphor
http://www.esu.edu/~godich/getty.htm

Answer 9

hmm

Answer 10

metaphor was wrong by the way lol i knew i should of went with personification!!!