Read the excerpt from "the snow.”

it makes an even face
of mountain and of plain, —
unbroken forehead from the east
unto the east again.

which idea is emphasized by the rhyme scheme of this poem?

a-the way the snow freezes all that is below it
b-the way the snow causes chaos outside
c-the way the snow makes it difficult to see
d-the way the snow covers everything uniformly

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.