What Are The Rhetorical Strategies In John F Kennedy's Inauguration Speech

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John F. Kennedy is an achiever at a young age. He is also the youngest person to ever become a president. At age 29 he won democratic nomination for the 11th Congressional District of Massachusetts, defeated his republican opponent, and became a U.S congressman. He also served in the military. To inspire the nation and hope for peace with other Countries John F. Kennedy most effectively used metaphor and antithesis strategies in his inauguration speech at Washington D.C,White House, on Jan. 20th 1961.\
Through the use of metaphor, Kennedy touches everyone heart and create an image for the audience. He told them that “those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside (7)”. With this he inspire and create a stronger