The Mystery of Renewal

Throughout his inauguration speech, Bill Clinton oscillates between a nearly decorative language, in which he idealizes the mystic qualities of change, and a more directly objective call to national initiative. Hypotaxis characterizes the structure of his speech, in which he very early on establishes the goals and ideals he intends to address.
A syntactic rhythm emphasizes the 'imagery' with which Clinton relates his central themes. The most central of these themes being the idea of 'renewal.' " Today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal," Clinton opens. "This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the spring. A spring reborn in the world's oldest democracy, that brings forth the vision and courage to reinvent America."
'Renewal,' 'Reborn,' 'Reinvent,' without having to directly repeat himself, Clinton's words evoke a sense of rhyme, and ultimately convey a common definition, which correlates to his central theme. 

Specifically in the sentence: "A spring reborn in the world's oldest democracy, that brings forth the vision and courage to reinvent America." Essentially his statement says, "A spring in America that reinvents America." However, Clinton's grandiose modification of this idea, which he achieves through the use of extended imagery, and the nearly poetic rhythm of his syntax reiterates his thematic idealism. The poetic punch of his prose derives from his use of periodic sentences. In which the sentence conclusion often seems like a preconceived beat. Although this emphatically poetic style may seem exhausted or embellished to readers, one must remember that Clinton's words were primarily written to be heard.