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Five score years ago is an an allusion to what or whom?
this is an allusion to Abraham lincloln's speech when he said 4 score and 7 years ago because that speech involved Lincoln arguing that all men are created equal and martin Luther king is pretty much referring to the same thing.
Who said Four score and severn years ago?
Lincoln
What does 'four score and seven years' mean?
Four score and seven years = 87 years. A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle. Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".
What is the gettisberg address?
It is the speech president Lincoln said and it goes like this... four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this country a new nation, and so forth. But whatever ya that is how the first sentence goes anyway.
How long was four score and seven years in Gettysburg address?
He was referring to the Declaration of Independence (1776), which at the time he spoke was written 87 years ago (a "score" is 20, so four score = 80).No doubt he was referring to 1776 - the Declaration of Independence.
Five score years ago is an an allusion to what or whom?
this is an allusion to Abraham lincloln's speech when he said 4 score and 7 years ago because that speech involved Lincoln arguing that all men are created equal and martin Luther king is pretty much referring to the same thing.
When Lincoln mentioned a score of years he meant?
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.
Who said four score and ten years ago?
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
How long had the US been an independent nation when the civil war started?
87 years I believe. In Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg, he said "four score and seven years ago" which is 87 yeras and he was referring to when the Constitution was signed.
Who said Four score and severn years ago?
Lincoln
What does 'four score and seven years' mean?
Four score and seven years = 87 years. A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle. Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".
How long is score?
A score is 20. A score of anything is 20 of anything. A score of days is 20 days. When Lincoln said four score and seven years ago, he was saying 87 years ago. French does not have a word for 80. It says four score.
Who said four score and 7 years?
Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address.
What was a famous quotation Lincoln said?
'Four score and seven years ago...'
How long is a score in units of time?
I think it's some American thing that said 4 score and whatever years ago. Because it was used in the same sentence as whatever years, the score refers to an amount of years. Score on its own means 20, but it does not have units attached.
What are some successful solutions in helping overcome auditory and speech disorders?
Speech therapy, although it is said to be more effective before the age of five.
How many years were mentioned in the Gettysburg address?
87 years. He said "4 score and 7 years ago". A score is 20 so that basically equated to the following equation; 4 x 20 + 7 = 87 years.
