Martin Luther King’s speech on August 28, 1963 in Washington; He introduced
the “I have a dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. He verbalized this speech to
thousands and thousands of people blacks and whites. This is one of the best speeches of
human history to dissect because it has many elements like repetition, pathos, logos,
ethos, and metaphors.
Martin Luther king once said ” I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so
tragically sure to the starless nighttime of racism and war that the bright daybreak of
peace and brotherhood can in no way end up a truth… I trust that unarmed truth and
unconditional love will have the final phrase. (“Pinnacle 10 Martin Luther King, Jr.
prices”) Martin Luther King, Jr. ” the us is the most racially various you inside the world
in which African-Americans are striving to live in peace and tolerance. Therefore,
multiple civil rights activists regarded who tried to establish a higher environment. The
maximum liberal activist of them all was Martin Luther.
Martin Luther King makes use of repetition in his speech. They may be scattered
for the duration of but very near. One of them is “I have a dream.” The use of this phrase
used to reveal what he foresees in the future of the United States. One of the phrases he
makes use of with it is: “I have a dream that one day this kingdom will and stay out the
real true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-obvious: that everyone are
created equally.” Another one that is used is “I have a dream that my four youngsters will
in the future stay in a country wherein they will no longer be judged by the shade in their
pores and skin but through the content material of their nature. I have a dream today.”
(King, M. L. Jr. speech (1963, Aug.28 p12) two different repetitions he makes use of is
“let freedom ring” and “loose at closing.” (King, M. L. Jr. (1963, Aug.28 p 16 & 17)
In his speech he also makes use of many assonances and consonances. They’re
most occurring and at the end of his speech. One of them is “Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” (King, M. L. Jr. (1963, Aug.28 p17) others are
“molehill of Mississippi”, “Lookout Mountain”, “curvaceous peaks of California”, and
“Rockies of Colorado.” they all have the poetic feeling to them. (King, M. L. Jr. (1963,
Aug.28 p 16)
The motive of this speech turned was to make each facets of the dialogue, white
and African-Americans, accept exchange, in a non-violent but efficient manner.
Moreover, the speech has four types of audience; the African-Americans who are being
discriminated towards, the White- individuals who are against the Negroes, the militant
African-Americans, and the White-individuals who argue that African-individuals are
