“It can be helped.” This parallelism allowed people to become hopeful when they keep hearing the phrase “It can be helped.” By repeating the phrase, people will feel safe about the future and not give up because chances are that things will improve. Franklin emphasized that the economic depression will have a turning point, and eventually people would have jobs, money, and enough food. Roosevelt used parallelism in his address to encourage and inspire hope.

Lastly, Roosevelt used repetition to summon courage and a sense of community from his audience. He repeated the word ‘fear’ when he said, “there’s nothing to fear but fear itself”. This repetition stayed strongly in people’s mind by using the word “fear” twice. Also, it encourages people to be courageous and not to fear the dark economy. Roosevelt talked about foreign policy as followed: “In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor—the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others—the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors.” Roosevelt repeated the word “neighbor” four times and the word “respect” four times to emphasize an important point using repetition, a rhetorical strategy. Even though some foreign countries were economic competitors, they were to be respected and treated like friendly neighbors. Roosevelt was appealing to the audience’s sense of community. He extended this concept of community by emphasizing that America was part of a global community. Roosevelt used repetition in his address to call forth courage and encourage a sense of community from his audience.

In his first inaugural address, Franklin D. Roosevelt evoked hope, trust, and a sense of community by using diction, parallelism, and repetition. With the efficient use of these literary devices, this speech stayed in people’s minds and gave people hope and confidence that they will be able to survive the Great Depression. As a supporter of the democratic government party, he spent most of his term guiding the government to help people achieve more economic prosperity. His first inauguration speech was just one of his many influential addresses, and his subsequent achievements continued to give people hope.