Here are five passages from famous writers, orators and advertising campaigns. Please identify

instances of rhythm and repetition in their words.

a. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
(William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”)
b. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream that one
day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners
will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even
the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of
oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my
four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their
skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!
(Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream”)
c. You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you
cannot fool all the people all the time.
(Abraham Lincoln)
d. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
(John F. Kennedy)
e. Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun.
(slogan of Kentucky Fried Chicken)

a. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; [Each word builds intensity by adding another syllable (1-2-3-4 syllables).] I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. [repetition of to.]

b. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” I have a dream [repetition of I have a dream] that one day [repetition of that one day] on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave [repetition of sons of former] owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream [repetition of I have a dream] that one day [repetition of that one day] even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of [repetition of sweltering with the heat of] oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream [repetition of I have a dream] that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today! [repetition of I have a dream]

c. You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. [repetition of most words; creates symmetrical rhythm]

d. Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. [repetition of most words; creates symmetrical rhythm] (John F. Kennedy)

e. Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun. [creates symmetrical rhythm]