Gettysburg Address Allusion

Two iconic people and their iconic speeches marked the history of America. “I Have A Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr, it was given during the march on Washington for jobs and Freedom on August 28,1963. In his speech he demanded an end to racism in the United States and he called for equality for all people. On “The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln, his speech was given at Gettysburg during the American Civil War on November 19,1863 as a memorable speech for all soldiers who died during the Battle of Gettysburg. These two famous speeches have something in common, but not all are similar. Even though both speeches were given in a different time period they both have similar and different ideas about how America should be. By using the same literary devices such as Allusion, Modes of persuasion and Anaphora makes their speech more convincing. “I Have A Dream” and “The Gettysburg Address” used allusion and targeted the people’s natural rights. Both speeches argue that all people was born with these natural rights. “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" ( Luther ), he explained that people are given rights that cannot be taken away …show more content…
Although, the two speeches focused on different topics, one and the other uses the same writing techniques to make their point visible. These writing techniques were allusion, modes of persuasion and Anaphora, which helped the speeches to be very persuasive and effective. The two famous people, Luther and Lincoln and their speeches had become two of the most memorable speeches in the American history, which was also known to be similar in many