Speech Analysis
Two score and twelve years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a large movement that affects people even now. He led the 1960’s civil rights movement, one of his largest contributions being the March on Washington. In 1963 Dr. King gave a powerful speech gaining support from many African Americans who were not already a part of the civil rights movement. He spoke of the hardships and injustices African Americans faced. He explained that not all blacks who were freed are treated like they are free. King used numerous rhetorical devices, some of them being metaphors and allusions, to help his speech come to life, especially in the hearts of those present.
One of the most prominent rhetorical devices was metaphors. Metaphors
Two score and twelve years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a large movement that affects people even now. He led the 1960’s civil rights movement, one of his largest contributions being the March on Washington. In 1963 Dr. King gave a powerful speech gaining support from many African Americans who were not already a part of the civil rights movement. He spoke of the hardships and injustices African Americans faced. He explained that not all blacks who were freed are treated like they are free. King used numerous rhetorical devices, some of them being metaphors and allusions, to help his speech come to life, especially in the hearts of those present.
One of the most prominent rhetorical devices was metaphors. Metaphors