Third paragraph (1) ‘…to cash a check’ (2) ‘…the architects of our Republic’ (3) ‘…were signing a promissory note’ (4) ‘…every American was to fall heir’ (5) ‘…a promise that all men would be’ (6) ‘…guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ The idea could be expressed in non-poetic terms as follows: In addition to metaphor and simile the text also provides many examples of repetition. As a figurative device utilised in the text, it tends to add emphasis, to thicken the impact, aid the memory in recalling the argument or illustration, yet nothing is added except momentum which is poetic. Repetition which concerns calls for justice is also given a momentum that is emotionally charged, for example, in the fourth paragraph the following clusters of repetition occur:

DOI link for Third paragraph (1) ‘…to cash a check’ (2) ‘…the architects of our Republic’ (3) ‘…were signing a promissory note’ (4) ‘…every American was to fall heir’ (5) ‘…a promise that all men would be’ (6) ‘…guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ The idea could be expressed in non-poetic terms as follows: In addition to metaphor and simile the text also provides many examples of repetition. As a figurative device utilised in the text, it tends to add emphasis, to thicken the impact, aid the memory in recalling the argument or illustration, yet nothing is added except momentum which is poetic. Repetition which concerns calls for justice is also given a momentum that is emotionally charged, for example, in the fourth paragraph the following clusters of repetition occur:

Third paragraph (1) ‘…to cash a check’ (2) ‘…the architects of our Republic’ (3) ‘…were signing a promissory note’ (4) ‘…every American was to fall heir’ (5) ‘…a promise that all men would be’ (6) ‘…guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ The idea could be expressed in non-poetic terms as follows: In addition to metaphor and simile the text also provides many examples of repetition. As a figurative device utilised in the text, it tends to add emphasis, to thicken the impact, aid the memory in recalling the argument or illustration, yet nothing is added except momentum which is poetic. Repetition which concerns calls for justice is also given a momentum that is emotionally charged, for example, in the fourth paragraph the following clusters of repetition occur: