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Rhetorical Analysis Of Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream Speech

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Martin Luther King Jr, the creator of the “I have a dream” speech (1963), argues that everyone should be treated equally by persuading his audience through the use of repetition, knowledge, and descriptive phrases of racial discriminatio. King develops his argument through his diction with descriptive phrases, repetition, and logic. He speaks to influence equality to all and encourages us to have a country of freedom. MLK gives his speech to the 250,000 people in Washington D.C. and the millions across the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. relates to his audience by using logic to show racial discrimination amongst the community against black people. King supports his message with the quote “But one hundred years later, the negro is not …show more content…

utilizes his knowledge and experience in the diction he chooses to include descriptive sentences for his audience to articulate. According to MLK, “It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality” (1). King’s quote demonstrates his deeply detailed description to persuade the audience. His clever choice of words gave the audience something to imagine because of the persuasive message that lays behind it. This adds to his diction for creating this speech the way he did. King summarizes that people should refuse to believe that the bank is corrupt or that there are insufficient funds in the vaults of opportunity, for people should cash this check and in return it will give them freedom and justice (1). MLK’s statement shows his diction and creativity. Within the quote “cash this check” is figurative language of how African-Americans were vowed freedom and with them cashing their check will grant justice. His creativity in wording demonstrates his knowledge about the effects of his plan to end racial discrimination. King shows his knowledge within his descriptive phrases and this adds to his overall diction throughout his

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