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How Is Imagery Used In Letter From Birmingham Jail

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In the letter from the Birmingham jail, Dr. Martin Luther King used imagery, rhetorical devices, and metaphors to help print images, emotions and help persuade the clergymen to see from his and other African American’s point of view, and also persuade them to take action to justify the unjust going on. King uses imagery to help appeal to the clergy and connect with them. In paragraph 6 King says “... the fact that racial injustice engulfs this community.” This imagery uses engulf to an image of the injustice in the community. King uses imagery to explain how Birmingham is unjust towards blacks. In paragraph 24 King refers to: "Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural
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