How does “the gettysburg address” and “o captain! my captain! ” compare in their use of pathos (the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings)? neither the speech nor poem rely on the use of pathos. both the speech and poem are equal when it comes to the use of pathos. the poem relies more on pathos than the speech does. the speech relies more on pathos than the poem does.

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).