How does Lincoln inspire the audience to feel a sense of hope about the future in this passage? A. By saying the dead should always be "honored" B. By urging people to increase their "devotion" C. By reminding people of "the great task" before them D. By encouraging people to think about "a new birth"

In a discourse that was included just 10 sentences and 272 words, Lincoln had the capacity to evoke genuine emotion that would resound with his gathering of people as well as one that would reverberate through time. For what reason is this short discourse so significant? To start with, it is vital to recall the unique situation. America was amidst a wicked common war. Association troops had just four months sooner crushed Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg which is generally perceived as the defining moment in the war. The expressed motivation behind Lincoln's discourse was to commit a plot of land that would turn into Soldier's National Cemetery to respect the fallen.

However, the Civil War still raged and Lincoln realized that he also had to inspire the people to continue the fight.