The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. What Rhetorical Device is this and why?

The rhetorical device used in this passage is antithesis.

Explanation:

Antithesis is a rhetorical device that achieves a contrasting effect by putting two opposite ideas together. Antithesis uses word parallelism so that the contrasting words, phrases, or ideas present similar grammatical structures.

The passage we are analyzing here is an excerpt from Lincoln's famous "Gettysburg Address." The first idea is that what he says is insignificant and will soon be forgotten. The second idea is that the death of soldiers during the Civil War will never be forgotten. Notice how one thing will not be remembered while the other will, and how they are placed side by side. This is a beautiful example of antithesis.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.