Reread the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address, beginning with "Four score and seven years ago..." and endin with "... equal." Why is this an especially effective way for Lincoln to begin his speech?

Who were the imagists? what did they believe? how is their view on the world seen in their poems?

Select all the correct answers. why do authors use rhetorical devices in essays?

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change.bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world.what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?