Question

why is the use of pathos more appropriate in whitmans poem than in president lincolns speech?
all the poems whitman wrote use pathos.
whitmans poem is the emotional reaction to the death of lincoln.
for a poem to be good, it must use pathos.
all poetry written about the civil war uses pathos.

Explanation:

Pathos evokes emotions. Whitman's poem was an emotional response to Lincoln's death, making pathos more fitting. The other options have over - generalizations.

Answer:

Whitman's poem is the emotional reaction to the death of Lincoln.