Rhetoric Analysis: I Have a Dream
Introduction
King’s speech was part of the civil rights activism that had gained root in the US during the 1960’s. This paper analyzes King’s speech in terms of rhetoric techniques employed, repetition and his word choices.
Opening content
The speech’s opening content denotes both a narrative and an argumentative approach as King conveys strong personal thoughts and takes a strong position against human abuses (King 341). King has also used pathos particular when he uses the allegory of Negro freedom and banking. .
Rhetoric techniques
The speech has notable aspects of “anaphora” as he consistently repeats certain words succeeding in clauses. For instance, I have a dream has been repeated in eight successive
Introduction
King’s speech was part of the civil rights activism that had gained root in the US during the 1960’s. This paper analyzes King’s speech in terms of rhetoric techniques employed, repetition and his word choices.
Opening content
The speech’s opening content denotes both a narrative and an argumentative approach as King conveys strong personal thoughts and takes a strong position against human abuses (King 341). King has also used pathos particular when he uses the allegory of Negro freedom and banking. .
Rhetoric techniques
The speech has notable aspects of “anaphora” as he consistently repeats certain words succeeding in clauses. For instance, I have a dream has been repeated in eight successive