said, “This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.” The parallelism was the phrases “will endure,” “will revive,” and “will prosper.” This parallelism equated “revive” and “prosper” and emphasized both words. People would think about both reviving and prospering in the future despite the dismal economy. Americans will not only overcome current problems; they will also thrive. Roosevelt used parallelism again when he stated, “Values have shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes have risen; our ability to pay has fallen.” The parallelism was the phrases “have shrunken,” “have risen,” and “has fallen.” Franklin kept using the present perfect tense to warn people of their current economic problems. This would encourage people to work harder by demonstrating the grimness of the economy. It was time for Americans to face their problems head on. Roosevelt described the economy: “It can be helped by preventing realistically the tragedy of the growing loss… It can be helped by insistence that the Federal, State, and local governments act forthwith … It can be helped by the unifying of relief activities… It can be helped by national planning … “ Franklin used parallelism when he repeated the phrase “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 i