"The Gettysburg Address" Plot Elements

What is the opening statement (exposition) of "The Gettysburg Address"?

• Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

• Four score and seven years ago we built on this new continent, a nation.

• Five score and 8 years ago, we created a country here on this very continent.

• America must keep on fighting, through the war and trials, through the injustice.

Select the definition of rising action.

• The most exciting part of the story.

• The rising action is the series of events building toward the point of greatest interest.

• The slowing down of a story.

Choose the definition of climax and the climax of the speech (two answers).

• The most exciting part of the plot.

• The least exciting plot point.

• Abraham Lincoln tells his audience that they shall not make the Gettysburg battlefield a holy or hallowed ground but they, and the world will never forget the sacrifices made by those who died.

• Abraham Lincoln basically tells his audience that it is their responsibility to win the war so that their fallen brethren shall not have died in vain

What is the definition of falling action?

• A bridge between the resolution and conclusion; helps end the story.

• The opening statements of a story.

• The closing statements of a story.

How does Abraham Lincoln conclude his speech? (conclusion)

• We will not let people die without justice.

• a great battlefield, the final resting place of people who struggled here.

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from earth.

What is foreshadowing?

• the warning or indication of future events

• the question of the story

• Shadows in the front.

What are the characters of this story?

• the evil creatures

• -Abraham Lincoln

  -Soldier/audience

• General Eisenhower

  Theodore Roosevelt.

Where was this speech given?

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Washington, D.C.

• Georgia

Which is an example of imagery in the story?

• "The brilliant, warm sunshine."

• "Poor power to add or detract"

• "sweet flowers in the breeze"

Choose the definition of "resolution" and an example from the speech. (two answers)

• The very end of a story or text.

• The part of the plot where the conflict is being resolved

• Abraham Lincoln says that it is their responsibility to win the war for the fallen soldiers.

• Abraham Lincoln states that we are loosing the war, but we can push forward.