I Have A Dream Rhetorical Analysis
Brooke Beckwith-
“I Have a Dream” Metaphorical Analysis
In “I have a Dream”, King uses metaphors as a common device to convey the main issues of justice, freedom, and equality that were prevalent during the civil rights movement. King uses descriptive imagery in his metaphors so the audience can empathize with the American Negro community. Life as a black person during the nineteen-fifties was horrendous, “The Negro [lived] on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity”. Martin Luther King uses this metaphor to help the audience grasp the concept of how different life was for a Negro. He then addresses the Negros in the audience who “have come from areas where [their] quest for freedom left [them]
“I Have a Dream” Metaphorical Analysis
In “I have a Dream”, King uses metaphors as a common device to convey the main issues of justice, freedom, and equality that were prevalent during the civil rights movement. King uses descriptive imagery in his metaphors so the audience can empathize with the American Negro community. Life as a black person during the nineteen-fifties was horrendous, “The Negro [lived] on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity”. Martin Luther King uses this metaphor to help the audience grasp the concept of how different life was for a Negro. He then addresses the Negros in the audience who “have come from areas where [their] quest for freedom left [them]