On august 28‚ 1963‚ a civil right activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream” during the march on Washington. In his speech‚ Dr. King used many literary elements in order to enhance his speech. He included allusion‚ metaphors‚ personification and tropes such as anaphora‚ alliteration and rhetoric question. Dr. Martin Luther King began his speech with a personifications and metaphors. The first personification he used to describe what it was like
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Martin Luther King There is a man‚ a man who had a dream‚ and his name was Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was born on January 1‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. (biography.com) He graduated in the year of 1951. Martin Luther King got arrested in 1963‚ he was awarded a freedom award‚ in 1977. Sadly‚ he wasn’t there to collect his award‚ because he was assassinated in 1968. He was inspiring to many people. Martin Luther King’s quotes are another thing that inspired his people. “ Darkness cannot
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Analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech The most effective uses of persuasive language in Dr. Martin Luther King’s‚ “I have a dream” speech are the repetition of certain words‚ the use of inclusive language and emotional language. The uses of these forms of persuasive language help emphasis the points that Dr. King is using. One of the most effective uses of persuasive languages in Dr. King’s speech is the use of repetition. The use of repetition emphasises the crude meaning
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Martin Luther King’s speech "I Have a Dream" delivered on August 28‚ 1963 is said to be the greatest demonstration of America’s history. Dr. King intended to appeal to both black and white audiences through his inspirational speech. Written in a persuasive‚ stylistic manner‚ he used strong diction to call for a change in the nation‚ doing so without violence. He successfully combined the use of repetition‚ word choice and figurative language in his speech to connect to his audience and set the
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by his rhetoric‚ which is in fact at work even during the speech in question‚ irrefutably suggests a certain kind of egotism. Also‚ his story’s evocation of pity‚ regardless of the extent to which such a reaction is genuine or partially a product of Othello’s self-deception‚ would naturally be essential to his self-idealization and the boosted self-esteem that would come along with that‚ as it would not present him as a racially “inferior” man who is not in a position to be feared and repulsed‚ but
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Mass shootings have been a recurring problem throughout America for many years. After the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting‚ Mr. Obama gave an immaculate speech to the mourning community of Newtown. Former President Obama realizes the need to prevent this issue of gun violence‚ and gave a speech to Newtown residents brimming with emotion and thought. Former President Obama not only spoke as the president‚ but as a loving parent to the grieving community of Newtown and all of America. While giving
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them that a personal piece of art‚ whether it be a painting‚ a novel or a movie‚ is different than all the rest. Rhetoricians create an author’s idea‚ their own unique perception of reality‚ for a vast and diverse viewing audience. The Kings Speech is a movie about talking‚ and the importance of talking well. The way humans communicate is really the most important challenge we face in our everyday lives. Speaking is hugely important on an intimate‚ personal level; when the task is to interact
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“I Have A Dream” On August 28th of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most famous speeches of all time. “I Have a Dream”. The speech was heard by thousands upon thousands of people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. This speech addressed many things‚ one of which was the severe racial injustices against African American citizens at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. King conveyed his message of social justice and equality with an essence of poise and
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Towards the middle of Lewis’s speech‚ he criticizes the American politics by questioning the whereabouts of a political party that will not give false hope pretenses in it’s promise and claim to help out the civilians marching in Washington. Lewis complicates the idea of American politicians and politics being productive and moral when he announces‚ “...American politics is dominated by politicians who build their careers on immoral compromises...ally themselves with open forms of political‚ economic
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Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election was celebrated in his hometown of Chicago‚ Illinois. He gave this speech in an open park‚ with hundreds-of-thousands of his supporters. Obama starts his speech by telling everyone that anything is possible in America. Next‚ he congratulates senator McCain on his campaign. Then‚ he starts thanking his supporters and he then talks about the change he hopes to make as president. After thanking everyone‚ he then goes to talk about problems that
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