As Lloyd F. Bitzer stated, "rhetoric applies to contingent and probable matters that are the subject of actual or possible disagreement by serious people and who allow for alternative beliefs, values ​​and ideas." positions". Slavery was undeniably a serious disagreement among the people of the United States to the point that there was a civil war as a direct result. The North and South had different “beliefs, values, and positions” regarding slavery, which Lincoln focused on in his speech. At the time, Lincoln knew that slavery was immoral and should therefore be abolished. He worked until the day he died to ensure that there was equality and freedom in the United States. On the other hand, Emily Dickenson's poem "Success is Counted Sweetest" is easier literature to break down into its length. . Indeed, Dickenson uses few words to convey his position regarding Civil War issues; however, it shares characteristics of rhetorical speech with Lincoln's Speech in the sense that his poem was actually (1) planned; (2) targeted to an audience; (3) driven by human motivations; (4) responsive to a situation; (5) presented persuasively; and (6) related to contingent