Rhetorical Analysis Of I Have A Dream Speech
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech has become one of the most famous, most quoted and most influential speeches of all time. He spoke about the racial injustice in The United States of America, and inspired people all over the world, even five decades after the fact. In the speech, King used many figures of speech, all of which assisted in making it as memorable as it is. By being an experienced public speaker King made people all over the country – and the world – see how the segregation of the blacks and whites had to come to an end.
King used anaphora to engage the people in his speech. In one paragraph Martin Luther King said: “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the …show more content…
“[…], I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in The American Dream”. By referencing The American Dream he makes the audience associate the words he is saying with the well-known concept. The American Dream is about how everyone can make it in America. This notion is what drove people to the states: The hope of a better life, with fair chances and freedom. By comparing the fight for racial justice with the American dream, he forces the audience to sympathize with his wish for equal chances for his children and freedom. He touches the patriot in every American person by using this principle as the core of his speech, often using words like “freedom”.
The “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr was important in regards to the fight against racial segregation in the USA. His use of figures of speech gave the speech even more of an impact and made it more interesting, in my opinion. Had King not used anaphora while telling us his dream, or not used any references or metaphors about the American society, it would not have been much of a speech to remember or become inspired by. Most importantly his dream would not have been heard, and who knows? Maybe without people like him, the unfair hand of segregation would still impact the society in
Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech has become one of the most famous, most quoted and most influential speeches of all time. He spoke about the racial injustice in The United States of America, and inspired people all over the world, even five decades after the fact. In the speech, King used many figures of speech, all of which assisted in making it as memorable as it is. By being an experienced public speaker King made people all over the country – and the world – see how the segregation of the blacks and whites had to come to an end.
King used anaphora to engage the people in his speech. In one paragraph Martin Luther King said: “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the …show more content…
“[…], I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in The American Dream”. By referencing The American Dream he makes the audience associate the words he is saying with the well-known concept. The American Dream is about how everyone can make it in America. This notion is what drove people to the states: The hope of a better life, with fair chances and freedom. By comparing the fight for racial justice with the American dream, he forces the audience to sympathize with his wish for equal chances for his children and freedom. He touches the patriot in every American person by using this principle as the core of his speech, often using words like “freedom”.
The “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr was important in regards to the fight against racial segregation in the USA. His use of figures of speech gave the speech even more of an impact and made it more interesting, in my opinion. Had King not used anaphora while telling us his dream, or not used any references or metaphors about the American society, it would not have been much of a speech to remember or become inspired by. Most importantly his dream would not have been heard, and who knows? Maybe without people like him, the unfair hand of segregation would still impact the society in