In What Ways Does This Extract/S Show That Martin Luther King Was an Effective Public Speaker?
In what ways does this extract/s show that Martin Luther King was an effective public speaker?
In Martin Luther King’s speech ‘I have a dream’ He uses rhetorical devices, emotive language and a careful choice of pronouns to establish rapport with the audience. Before King became a speaker he was a Baptist minister, which means he was used to speaking in public and was very knowledgeable on the bible. The speech was given exactly one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation and was making the point that these promises were made but had not taken place.
1: In the first paragraph of the extract, King starts with the words “Go back”. This is repeated several times throughout the paragraph and after all, but one, followed by a southern state. The repetition of the two words gives the paragraph a memorable quality; it also stresses that they go back to the racist states in the south. King establishes rapport with the audience in this paragraph first by showing his understanding of the southern states; this causes the audience to have a greater trust in him. Secondly by using emotive language as in “slums and ghettos”, this paints a vivid picture in the audiences mind. Finally by making a promise, the promise that the whole of the audience had come to hear, the promise that “this situation can and will be changed”. All these points combined, King uses to make the audience accept him as their spokesperson. These techniques are expanded and added to throughout the rest of the extract.
2: The second paragraph is very short; this is used to get a single point across effectively. King puts the main clause “Let us not wallow” first to get the single point across before the extra information is added in the subordinate clause “in the valley of despair”. He uses the emotive words to add emphases on to what he is saying: these are “wallow” and “valley of despair”. This is also a biblical metaphor, which he uses to establish rapport with the audience, as many of
In Martin Luther King’s speech ‘I have a dream’ He uses rhetorical devices, emotive language and a careful choice of pronouns to establish rapport with the audience. Before King became a speaker he was a Baptist minister, which means he was used to speaking in public and was very knowledgeable on the bible. The speech was given exactly one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation and was making the point that these promises were made but had not taken place.
1: In the first paragraph of the extract, King starts with the words “Go back”. This is repeated several times throughout the paragraph and after all, but one, followed by a southern state. The repetition of the two words gives the paragraph a memorable quality; it also stresses that they go back to the racist states in the south. King establishes rapport with the audience in this paragraph first by showing his understanding of the southern states; this causes the audience to have a greater trust in him. Secondly by using emotive language as in “slums and ghettos”, this paints a vivid picture in the audiences mind. Finally by making a promise, the promise that the whole of the audience had come to hear, the promise that “this situation can and will be changed”. All these points combined, King uses to make the audience accept him as their spokesperson. These techniques are expanded and added to throughout the rest of the extract.
2: The second paragraph is very short; this is used to get a single point across effectively. King puts the main clause “Let us not wallow” first to get the single point across before the extra information is added in the subordinate clause “in the valley of despair”. He uses the emotive words to add emphases on to what he is saying: these are “wallow” and “valley of despair”. This is also a biblical metaphor, which he uses to establish rapport with the audience, as many of