The first part of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth"-is an example of what rhetorical device?
A) metaphor
B) language intensity
C) eloquence
D) alliteration
E) orality

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The phrase "Four score and seven years ago" uses alliteration, which is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, in this case, the "s" sound in "score" and "seven."

The First Part of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-"Four Score and Seven