Lincoln used epistrophe here by using the word "people" to conclude three successive phrases, "of the people, by the people, for the people [...] ." The effect of this is to emphasize the United States government's uniquely democratic quality and purpose, something which Lincoln wants us to see as highly valuable, something whose preservation is worth fighting for.
"Mr Kakoshka, it just happened again/They struck the museum like a hurricane [...]"
These lines are from a Chumbawamba song called "On EBay", which is about the looting of Iraqi museums after the March 2003 American-led invasion. The second phrase employs a simile, "They struck the museum like a hurricane." The suddenness and fierceness of this wholesale looting is emphasized through its comparison to the strength of a hurricane.
"I love the java jive and it loves me"
This line is from a Manhattan Transfer song called "Java Jive," about the singer's obsession with the narcotic effect of coffee. It employs personification by attributing the emotion of love to the physiological side effects caused by caffeine. The point of this trope is to communicate the idea of an imaginary mutual attraction - the coffee and the drinker are a good match, in other words.
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