Read the following lines from President Obama’s speech and place a check mark next to each rhetorical device or type of figurative language that is being used. Review the information if necessary. Incorrect Answer1.
“And to those Americans who—whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your President, too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.”
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