Dr. King’s Writings Dr. King has delivered two masterpieces of work that have many similarities and differences. He wrote the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” along with his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. Both writings focus the topic of segregation and are meant to be persuasive. To accomplish this, rhetorical devices are used in both such as charged language and allusion. Charged language is usually used when things are meant to be felt deep inside.
Dr. King uses all sorts of figurative language in his writing. He uses a form of persuasion known as logos and pathos. Logos is the appeal to logic, and pathos is the appeal to emotion. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream Speech” took place during the March on Washington
He stated “When you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters. . . then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait. " This is how King uses language to briefly shift the reader's perspective. Dr. King gives the reader a method to see and feel the injustice in the world rather than just stating that it exists. In his “I have a dream” speech he used many figurative languages as well but as it was short, many people couldn’t get deep into what he was trying to convey.
Martin Luther King Jr., one of the greatest speakers for black civil rights movement, had written many great works in his time. Two of his pieces stand out as his greatest works. Letter from Birmingham Jail; a pieces written from a jail cell in birmingham where he was arrested for peacefully protesting, the letter was attended to the white clergymen who didn 't agree with his views and I Have a Dream Speech; was a speech king gave in front of the washington memorial. Both works convey similarities and differences in their tone, structure, appeal and figurative language. There are many similarities between “I Have a Dream” and the letter from birmingham jail.
The “I Have a Dream” speech is well known throughout history to be one of the most famous speeches to be on the subject of civil rights. Throughout the entirety of “I Have a Dream”, Dr. King uses pathos more than logos. “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities.”
Abstract: I Have a Dream is public speech made by Martin Luther King in Lincoln Memorial, 1963. It mainly talked about the equality problem of African American. Since Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans were waiting for the day when they were really free. However, even a hundred years later, the black people were still discriminated and their life still the same. I Have a Dream was written in such condition to fight for their own rights.
Oxendine, Rion Mr. Shipp English 1, Block 3 5-24-23 Martin Luther King Figurative Language of Reasoning Martin Luther King Jr. “ I Have a Dream'' speech influenced a lot of people during the Civil Rights Movement. In his “I Have a Dream” speech he used a lot of literary devices such as imagery: the use of literal and figurative language to add symbolism and enable the reader to imagine the world of the piece in literature, a metaphor:a comparison in which one thing is said to be another.
“I Have A Dream” “I Have A Dream”, a quote that many Americans hold dear to their hearts and a quote that is remembered and is associated with an unforgettable movement in history of the Untied States of America. From 1954-1968 one of the most memorable movements in history took place and will not be forgotten is the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the many greats remembered and recognized in the movement for being an influential leader of his time. Having given over 2000 speeches, MLK(Martin Luther King) has one particular speech that stands out from the many and it is his “I Have A Dream” speech. MLK’s message being about peace, unity, fairness and freedom for and to all people shines through in this speech.
McCusker, Luke Mr. Shipp English 1, Block 1 5/26/23 Literary Devices Inspired Change “I Have a Dream” a famous speech presented by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, which talked about how African Americans shouldn’t back down from racial injustice. The speech included many writing techniques and literary devices. Literary devices that standout in the speech include Martin Luther King Jr.’s use of metaphors, anaphora, and allusion. To begin with, Martin Luther King Jr. used a famous literary device known as a metaphor. A metaphor is when one thing is said to be another without using the words “like” or “as”.
Martin Luther King Jr utilizes repetition as a strategy because in his speech he repeats his words to make them remember. MLK repeats “I have a dream” so they remember his goal that all people got along and didnt judge for their color. Martin Luther King Jr repeats his words to make sure his point was clear to the world. It shows the importance of his dream that blacks and whites will get along, to also be judged for what you do but not the color of your skin. Inconclusion Martin Luther King Jr uses literacy, rhetorical, and strategies of repetition to show people of america that his dream will be a reality.
In “I have a Dream” by Martin luther king Jr is the most compelling speech because he uses figurative language to make a connection with people to make them listen to him. Martin luther king Jr having a dream is one of the main ideas;the figurative language that he uses in this is repetition and diction .We know this because of him using repetitiveness saying “I have a dream”(King,1) to make a connection with the people to follow their dreams. ”One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippling…” (king,1)Martin luther king Jr tried to fix that for the African Americans for them to be equal and to be happy.
In addition to building a strong cadence, it unifies a sequence of ideas, emphasizes an idea by stating it more than once, and helps create a strong emotional effect” (p. 231). In this case, King’s repeated use of “I have a dream” resulted in all of the above, especially the strong emotional effect. Martin Luther King used the repetition of “I have a dream” several times in his speech, including these times: I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of
Martin Luther King was an African-American minister who led the Civil Rights Movement and fought against Jim Crow Laws. He was an excellent speaker who led one of the greatest demonstrations in the country called “ The March on Washington.” “ I Have a Dream” is one of his most famous speeches because of its style and structure. King used metaphors in his speech to sound more credible and to sound more convincing. One metaphor that King used was “transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood”.
Dewick, Ryan Mr. Shipp English 1, 4th Block 5/24/2023 Dr. Martin Luther King’s Uses of Literary devices The “I Have a dream” speech is an extremely well-known speech in America today. The speech occurred on August 28, 1963, during the march on Washington for equality. Dr. King's “I Have a Dream” speech is also an outstanding example of the effective use of literary devices to convey a powerful message throughout his speech such as Parallelism, imagery, and allusions. The use of literary devices gives the speech a poetic flow and makes many parts of the speech more memorable.
In 1963, Martin Luther King delivered one of the most influential and impactful speeches in history. King's I Have a Dream speech was consistently powerful assertions of emotional appeals, repetition and paradox. In King’s speech, he utilizes pathos to build a relationship between his black and white audience. This is evident through his references to both black and white children and the history of slavery which appealed to the audience members of the older generation.
