Foreshadowing




 * In The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln foreshadowing can be seen throughout the speech.

“these dead shall not have died in vain”
 * In this quote Lincoln is trying to say that all those soldiers who died fighting in the civil war should have a worthy reason for doing so.
 * This quote foreshadows how the results of the war will make every loss of life worth it. Every word used in this phrase is very meaningful and they demonstrates how every person lost in war is meaningful too therefore foreshadows that greatness will come from them.
 * At the end of the war they will be seen as heroes; will be honored for everything they did.

“that this nation under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth” “to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced”
 * ﻿ Lincoln is trying to say that the nation will grow to be what the people want it to be, how it will be ruled by them, and how this new nation will be for them.
 * This phrase is very powerful and it foreshadows how the United States will become a powerful nation admired by many.
 * It also foreshadows that the changes soon to come will be made by the people of the country and will be made for the good of them. The changes to come will bring a huge impact in the lives of every citizen in the nation.
 * This quote foreshadows how the nation will not let the work that has already been done be wasted but rather will continue until the war comes to an end.
 * It foreshadows how the war will end the way many hoped for.

All these quotes foreshadow that huge changes are soon to come in the nation. It shows the optimism the citizens of the country have and how all the sacrifices they have done and all the lives lost will lead to what they have been dreaming for. It foreshadows how the nation full of freedom made for the people will be a reality. || =__Questions__=
 * =Does foreshadowing help the reader understand why Lincoln wrote this speech?=
 * =Is there anything else foreshadowed in the speech?=