1963 served as a major turning point in the African Americans fight for civil rights. African Americans were tired of segregation and discrimination and were ready to write a new page in American history. In August of this same year, African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech, King employs anaphora, historical allusion, and figurative language to assert and emphasize the idea that African Americans must stand together to protest peacefully for the rights to which they are entitled so that America can become a place where everyone, regardless of race, can fulfill their dreams.
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By winning that fight, blacks and whites will stand together to make America a place where everyone is presented with the same opportunities. King begins closing the speech by using anaphora to exemplify why he wants equal rights. By employing anaphora through remarking “I have a dream…” multiple times, while continuing to provide new examples of his dream of unity each time, King is able to call the audience to action and appeal to their logic in order to make them stand up and fight for freedom. He then transitions into speaking about how faith can aid in the advancement of the movement and how African Americans need to keep their faith to accomplish their goals. By beginning every sentence of the paragraph with “with this faith”, King continues to provide examples as to how faith will allow the movement to succeed. In order to succeed, King believes that America needs to “to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that [they] will be free one day.” This use of anaphora drives home King’s overall message of standing together to fight for equality within America.
Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to be hallowed as one of the most influential figures in American history. Through his use of anaphora and historical
In the first part of his speech, …show more content…
By winning that fight, blacks and whites will stand together to make America a place where everyone is presented with the same opportunities. King begins closing the speech by using anaphora to exemplify why he wants equal rights. By employing anaphora through remarking “I have a dream…” multiple times, while continuing to provide new examples of his dream of unity each time, King is able to call the audience to action and appeal to their logic in order to make them stand up and fight for freedom. He then transitions into speaking about how faith can aid in the advancement of the movement and how African Americans need to keep their faith to accomplish their goals. By beginning every sentence of the paragraph with “with this faith”, King continues to provide examples as to how faith will allow the movement to succeed. In order to succeed, King believes that America needs to “to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that [they] will be free one day.” This use of anaphora drives home King’s overall message of standing together to fight for equality within America.
Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to be hallowed as one of the most influential figures in American history. Through his use of anaphora and historical