We continued to study how to compose the rhetorical analysis essay. Using Lincoln's Gettysburg address ,I provided instruction on elements of syntax: parallelism, anaphora, and chiasmus. After discussing Lincoln's purpose and audience, I then provided instruction on composing an engaging first sentence for a rhetorical analysis essay. In this regard, we focused on the power of Lincoln's 272 words as well as the irony in Lincoln's comment that the "world will little remember what we say here today." We then focused on the assignment due on Monday , a rhetorical analysis of a speech by JFK. We discussed Kennedy's purpose , his audience, and the exigence of the speech as a framework for the analysis.