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This makes his message stronger and clearer. Furthermore, he uses an apostrophe in the ending, when he speaks directly to god. When he speaks directly to America, this could also be a form of apostrophes; the result of this is that the listener relies more to Obama, since he is trying to reach their feelings. He also uses metaphors: “Thank you for believing all the way, through every hill, through every valley. You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything that you’ve done and all the incredible work that you put in” (p.1 l.35). This makes Obama’s message come out greater, and makes it easier for the people to relate to it and understand it. Another rhetorical device Obama takes use of is repetition of words. He makes it very clear throughout his speech that he is trying to include the Americans, and he does repeat this several times. This makes the people think more about it, and it is easier for Obama to get his statement trough. Furthermore it makes him seem more
