The actual count may be 268 or 270 words, more or less. There are five known manuscripts, and there are small differences in each. The most commonly seen is the signed, handwritten copy by Lincoln called the Bliss copy.
The handwritten Hay copy has 6 differences from the Bliss version. In the Hay form, he adds a seventh here, uses it instead of that field, leaves out an it, and uses the words carried on rather than advanced. The net count is 2 fewer words -- "under God" is left out.
Another, slightly different version appeared in a New York Times article of November 20, 1863.
Bliss version : 270 words (267 if the can not's are combined)
Hay version : 268 words (265 with cannots)
NY Times version : 263 words (uses cannot already) - see related link
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∙ 12y agoThe word Gettsburg is not mentioned.
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The tone of the Gettysburg Address was (and is), in a word, warmly austere. President Lincoln combined simple and complex sentences, utilized familiar yet inspiring terms, and applied ageless truths to the most pressing problem of his time -- with a calm and dignified, yet also personal and inspirational tone. In a word, he achieved a warm austerity in the tone of this speech.
the 29th word in the Gettysburg address is "created"
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The word Gettsburg is not mentioned.
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well it basically is an announcement he made at Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Lincoln described the way he felt for the nation and so it was and announcement at Gettysburg (xhope this helps!Xoxo,Tiffany >.
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Anaphora is used in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-"we can not dedicate---we can not consecrate---w can not hallow" Also, antithesis is used when Lincoln says that "the world will little not...what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here..."
The speech you ask about is the Gettysburg Address. When Lincoln gave it the press was not impressed, but the 265 word speech is one of the greatest speeches ever given by a president.
Lincoln does remind people in the Gettysburg Address that the founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that all men are created equal. He is clearly telling us that slavery is contrary to the most basic American values.