John F. Kennedy' Inaugural Address

Assonance

"...the steady spread of the deadly atom"

Metaphor

"And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion"

Antithesis

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"

Anastrophe

"Ask not", "Dare not"

Repetition

"For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life"

References to the Past

"I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago."

Anaphora

"Let both sides..."

Paradox

"Only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed"

Parallelism

"United there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided there is little we can do..."

Appealing to Pathos

"freedom", "liberty", "its hour of maximum danger"

Alliteration

"let us go forth to lead the land we love"

Consonance

"whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall..."