Analyzing the style and virtue of The Declaration of Independence I find that the Declaration of Independence is written in a formal, strict and non-personal style. Everything is stated clearly and points “the right way”, without leaving any spaces for doubt. This, of course, is a necessity for any official document and “the founding fathers” have followed all the rules of official writing. There are many abstractions in the Declaration of Independence. These abstractions such …showed first 75 words of 890 total…

…showed last 75 words of 890 total…style, form, and content. Its solemn and dignified tone, its graceful and unhurried cadence, its symmetry, energy, and confidence, its combination of logical structure and dramatic appeal, its adroit use of nuance and implication all contribute to its rhetorical power. And all help to explain why the Declaration remains one of the handful of American political documents that, in addition to meeting the immediate needs of the moment, continues to enjoy a lustrous literary reputation.