In the third paragraph, President Lincoln declares, "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers, that we should make it sacred. Lincoln, then, corrects himself by saying that we cannot make the ground holy or sacred, for the soldiers have hallowed it more than we ever could. He uses this anaphora to emphasize to his comgregation that it is not possible
In the third paragraph, President Lincoln declares, "we can not dedicate-we can not consecrate-we can not hallow-this ground." Abraham is referring to the field in which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He believes that the Americans should dedicate the field to the soldiers, that we should make it sacred. Lincoln, then, corrects himself by saying that we cannot make the ground holy or sacred, for the soldiers have hallowed it more than we ever could. He uses this anaphora to emphasize to his comgregation that it is not possible