First we will pull apart Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman? speech. In her speech she uses repetition quite a lot throughout her speech. “And ain't I a woman?” is her most repeated quote in the speech. Truth uses this method to try and prove her point to the audience but she just doesn’t use quite enough of it to get it across to her
audience. This is why Sojourner’s speech was not as effective as the “I have a dream.” Speech.
Next we have Bill Clinton’s Remarks to the Convocation of the Church of God in Christ speech. This speech used the quote “You did a good job,” he would say…” over and over again. This example of repetition in his speech was his way of speaking to the audience in a way to make them understand his argument. However, it still wasn’t enough for he people to realize his main reason for being there and speaking to them. Bill Clinton did cause a great amount of change with the repetition in his speech but still not as much a King.
Finally, we have Dr. King’s speech, I have a dream. This speech by far was the one that ad the most impact on the audience using repetition. Throughout the speech Martin uses his crucial quote ‘I have a dream.’ This is the quote that is still repeated and remembered by almost anyone. Because of his use of repetition his speech stood out in history and showed America a better dream. Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech was the most effective speech using repetition.
This essay was about the way King, Clinton, and Truth all argue for ending racial inequality using repetition. Like stated at the beginning repetition is the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. Throughout the essay we talked about how Clinton and Truth did not use enough repetition in their speech and how Martin used it in just the right way to make history. Hopefully from reading this you now understand why MLK’s speech is the most effective using repetition.