When this reasoning is made public and helps influence the public, it becomes a useful tool of rhetoric. Both Lincoln and Dickinson used this resource in their work. Dickinson's poem supports the statement that war involves many difficulties and that victory cannot be achieved without going through difficult times. She makes this argument exceptionally well when she writes: “The distant notes of triumph; Break, agonizing and clear!” As seen from the last two lines of his poem, the use of the words tense and agonizing supports his position on the hardships experienced during the Civil War. Lincoln's speech chooses to make the point that the war was part of God's will, and that the outcome which he believes is tilted in favor of the North and in the removal of slavery is also a divine command and