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Lincoln began his address in a subdued tone . Until the final draft, Lincoln's address had ended with a question for the South: "Shall it be peace or sword?" In the famous concluding paragraph, Lincoln, following the suggestion of Seward, moderated his tone dramatically and ended on a memorable note of conciliation:

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The tone of this speech is hortatory, or inspirational. Kennedy's youthful diction is combined with many parallelisms and anaphora's to emphasize the idea of moving forward. The tones are inspirational, hortatory, powerful.

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sad, encouraging,and filled with somber remembrance of all that have died.

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Q: What is the tone of Abraham Lincolns' Gettysburg Address?
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