American Civil War historian, James M. McPherson, in his essay “How Lincoln Won the War with Metaphors,” proves that Lincoln used a variety of metaphors in his speeches and writing to connect to the audience and ultimately win the war. He supports his claim by using repetition of phrases such as “everyone knew what he meant”, the word clinch meaning making an agreement, and the structure of paragraphs that is the story from the Civil War with quotes of metaphors Lincoln used and then an analysis of his metaphors, analyzing the Gettysburg Address by changing it, and by providing many examples of Civil War stories and of Lincoln’s metaphors. McPherson’s purpose is to analyze Lincoln’s speeches and writings in order to predict if his communication
