Lincoln's main purpose in “the gettysburg address” is to:
a. argue why the union will win the war
b. explain the importance of the war and inspire people to support the union
c. seek money for the families of those who died
d. identify the soldiers who died in battle

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile