The youthful energy found in John F. Kennedys speech is evident throughout.

The goals he has illustrated in strong appeals to emotion, by making a connection with the everyday American citizen he also used his inaugural speech as a call to action to bring Americans together as one nation in order to help other nations. Kennedy obviously knew exactly what to say and how to say it in order to achieve his goal of unity, by using declarative tone, making the speakers point of view clear to the listener or reader thus to persuade and make him desirable. He mentions the arising problems America is facing and its effects. Also, he pledges to give his promise towards his people in which creates a strong appeal. With the help of alliteration, modal verbs, strong and powerful diction, metaphors, parallelism, repetitions, declarative sentences, short paragraphs, personal pronoun and imagery convey his powerful message to the people of America. Firstly, John F. Kennedy has a very declarative and serious tone. Kennedy starts his speech by addressing the oath and its honored place by using archaic phrases with the help of alliteration to stress the important points he is making to the audience such as the same solemn oath our forefathers prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago. He uses that to show America that he is serious and committed to the oath of the presidency. Kennedy then moves onto the future, We shall pay any price; shall not have passed away; shall not always expect; we shall always hope which emphasized by the use of the modal verb shall possessing the sense of futureness in its semantic structure and uses words such as renewal and change to lead into his point about the next generation of Americans. Kennedy refers to the American people of the time as heirs of the first revolution as if they are royalty and it is their duty to continue that reign of their forebears. He also states that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans, which appeals to the younger adults and young generations to in a sense take that torch and run with it. Secondly, he said Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledgeand more. His appeal comes out here in the speech as almost a fatherly and protective voice. He is saying that the country will meet any challenge head on and do their best to overcome it while working towards what is in the best interest for the country. Demonstrating his outstanding character, moral, and beliefs throughout the entire election, Kennedy was able to speak to the citizens using a genuine and truthful voice. He refers back to the founding fathers with great respect and politely lets our friends and foes know that he is here to protect our country come rain or shine, he implies nothing will stop him from doing just that. As Kennedy continues, with his first few paragraphs, which contain language from Lincolns time of presidency, he uses words like abolish, revolutionary, and forebears. He also is quick to remind all of the citizens of the struggles we went through as a country during the revolutionary war. He mentions the past only in the beginning of his speech, but then quickly turns it towards focusing on the future. Thirdly, the audience is to be informed of the problems arising in their country, and problems in the world that can affect them. Kennedy used the strategy of alliteration in order to add emphasis into his inaugural address to express feelings of connection, of how connection can be established to make things better. He uses alliteration for example when he says whether it wishes us well, to friend and foe and same solemn It most definitely helped express that in order to change the bad things that troubled the world; everyone would have to work together. Furthermore, Kennedy also uses strong and striking diction to empower his speech and to appeal to the minds and emotions of Americans. He mentions almighty God and uses words such as poverty, freedom, human rights,

peace, liberty, hope war and tyranny. All of these words cause the audience to not only make a strong connection with him but to have a sense of patriotism and provide deeper feelings for the audience in words that they can understand. In addition, Kennedy discussed the corruptness in the world by using metaphors. One of the most important metaphor in his inaugural address is, But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedomand to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside. By using this metaphor, he cleverly pointed out this mistake of the past without pointing pictures at anyone (other countries). He knew that if he openly accused others that it would do nothing more than cause more problems. Thus it creates a stronger picture for his audience and to help them better understands how he feels dictatorship results. Furthermore, he states, We shall not always expect to find them supporting our views. But we shall always hope to find them supporting our view. This shows that Kennedy will respect how other countries choose their alliances and policies, but also that he is reminding others to also respect their freedom filled Democratic government style. Another metaphor is casting off the chains of poverty which means that poverty is the chains that bind people in which very hard to break through as chains are made of metal, as it also implies that poverty is not easy to solve and occurs in many other countries. However, metaphors are again seen when he speaks about rising to power in the countrys time of need. He used personification, let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house, he personifies a hemisphere of the earth as a homeowner. Moreover, Kennedy is probably best known for his use of parallelism in his speeches. His very first sentence, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning signifying renewal, as well as change is an example of parallelism that lets him expand on his meaning the contrasting pairs he used. The use of this rhetorical strategy used many times in his speech sets a balanced contrast of his ideas by setting two opposites against each other and the parallel structure demonstrated makes it more rhythmic. The parallelism that he used seems especially powerful when he makes note of the new scientific discoveries that have changed the world by saying man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. It is a powerful example of parallelism, so powerful that it inspired a nation of people to come together to fight for what is right. The repetitions of to those as sentence beginnings are also parallelisms, to keep the speech on subject and to remind the audience what Kennedy is speaking about. Further, He uses frequent repetition throughout his speech when he lists his pledges, which include the assurance of the survival and success of liberty, the pledge of loyalty to faithful friends, pledging the countries best efforts to help the people struggling to break the bonds of mass misery and pledge to convert our good words into good deeds. The repetition of the word pledge allows the audience to grasp the concept of his intentions as President. Similarly, Kennedy likes to use declarative sentences to express the strength he has. He makes declarations to those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free and to those people in huts and villages across the globe. The repetition of these declarative sentences are dominant in an inaugural address because it allows Kennedy to proclaim things such as the situation of the world, his plan to fix it and the core values he is promising to the people of America and makes his speech to be uplifting and inspiring. It is found that his use of short paragraphs, in some cases one-sentence paragraphs, to keep the audiences attention and allows him not to drag too long at one point, thus help emphasize one point to another.

Throughout the speech Kennedy demonstrate his ability to create a strong appeal with the help of personal pronoun, hence a connection between him and the audience. He said the word we several times in his speech in which demonstrates the power of such small and simple word and also reinforces his connection and emotion with the country. He uses the word I creates a sense of unity and fellowship between him and the audience. Making him seem just like you or I, not the Commander or Chief of the most powerful country of the United States. This shows Kennedy was using his speech to call people to work towards the greater good for the country. Telling them to use the instruments of the united states in which is a form of imagery, implied as to accomplish something positive both for them personally and for the country. Instruments which make beautiful sounds in favor of the people of united states describe their role to create a symphony or in other words to push its country to be united. In conclusion, John F. Kennedy's inauguration speech is well written and effective. The President's charisma and optimism are conveyed throughout the speech. Ideas and themes are expressed vividly and in a way that inspires the listener to take positive action. The chosen words and literary devices, conveyed a spirit of action, of how the importance of every citizen in becoming involved in working to solve the nation's problems. The sense of energy and its appeals to emotion create a tone of decisiveness and positiveness. At the same time, the use of short declarative statements and vivid language created a sense of a need for self-sacrifice and involvement on the part of each citizen. The speech demonstrates that the writers worked to learn the identity, desires, and emotions of their audience. Their attention contributed to the success and continueing influence of this inaugural speech. Its success is evident by the fact that it is still quoted and cited as an example of excellence to the present day.