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

The use of pathos is more appropriate in Whitman’s poem than in President Lincoln’s speech because Whitman's poem is the emotional reaction to the death of Lincoln. Option B is correct.

Pathos is a communication technique employed generally in rhetoric as well as in literature, film, and other narrative art.

Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience and elicits feelings that already are in them.

2018 means 2018 ce or common era

there have been other eras too including bce, which included way more years.