Martin Luther King, Jr uses rhetorics such as metaphors, repetition, and alliteration to convey his message of freedom for all. Martin Luther King, Jr. was and is a widely-known leader of the civil rights movement in the United States of America. He spent most of his life working to gain rights and freedoms for people of all different colors, cultures, beliefs, and religions. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a Dream” Speech is one of the most popular and influential speeches ever. He delivered this speech after the March on Washington on August twenty-eighth, nineteen-sixty-three. This speech changed the entire movement and Martin Luther became even more of a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King, Jr. uses metaphors throughout the speech to get his message of freedom for all across to the crowd and the country. Dr. King states, “One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” in his speech, “I Have a Dream,” and compares the segregation between the races. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses comparisons …show more content…
also uses alliteration to convey his message throughout his speech. An example of this is when Dr. King, Jr. states, “This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality,” The phrase, “sweltering summer” uses alliteration to add rhythm to the speech Martin Luther King, Jr. is delivering. When speeches or poems use alliteration, it registers in the mind of the audience more effectively and the alliteration in Dr. King’s speech keeps the audience attentive. Dr. King also uses alliteration in the phrase, “...they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Dr. King uses alliteration to get his point across and identify important ideas. He creates a solidified message that he wants his children to be judged by their character and not their