Martin Luther King, Jr gave a speech in August 1963, standing proud before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., King spoke in front of 250,000 people, trying to spread his word of hope, frustration, and goals. King fought and preached for brotherhood, equality, and justice for the blacks of America that have been promised rights and were served injustice. In his speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. uses various metaphors, historical and Negro spiritual allusions, repetition, and an analogy to remind his audience that nothing has changed for the black community in one hundred years since the Civil War and the Gettysburg Address, and that now is the time to stand up and demand the equality that has been promised.
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He starts the repetition in paragraph two, in front of all sentences he puts "one hundred years later." This is to help elongate the feeling of injustice and to put into perspective how long it really has been since the blacks have been promised rights. King also uses the word "We" in paragraph four. King begins saying, "We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt." He then uses repetition in the same paragraph and says, "We refuse to believe there are insufficient funds," and "We have come to cash this check." King, in paragraph five, uses the statement, "Now is the time." He goes to say "now is the time to rise form the dark, now is the time to open doors." Still in paragraph five King repeated his last comment "now is the time to lift our nation." King also starts the repetition of “We can never be satisfied,” he is using this in terms of settling, dealing with the police brutality, not being able to get lodging, only living in the ghettos, and no voting rights. King says this so they have motivation and don’t give up hope in fighting this battle. Part three of King’s speech is the most recognized, this memorable part of the speech started with “I have a dream.” Kings dreams were clear he wanted brotherhood, justice, and the typical American dream, and even in spite of the difficulties he still believes in this dream. He also says “Let freedom ring,” King is fighting this battle not just for him but for
King starts in paragraph one …show more content…
He starts the repetition in paragraph two, in front of all sentences he puts "one hundred years later." This is to help elongate the feeling of injustice and to put into perspective how long it really has been since the blacks have been promised rights. King also uses the word "We" in paragraph four. King begins saying, "We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt." He then uses repetition in the same paragraph and says, "We refuse to believe there are insufficient funds," and "We have come to cash this check." King, in paragraph five, uses the statement, "Now is the time." He goes to say "now is the time to rise form the dark, now is the time to open doors." Still in paragraph five King repeated his last comment "now is the time to lift our nation." King also starts the repetition of “We can never be satisfied,” he is using this in terms of settling, dealing with the police brutality, not being able to get lodging, only living in the ghettos, and no voting rights. King says this so they have motivation and don’t give up hope in fighting this battle. Part three of King’s speech is the most recognized, this memorable part of the speech started with “I have a dream.” Kings dreams were clear he wanted brotherhood, justice, and the typical American dream, and even in spite of the difficulties he still believes in this dream. He also says “Let freedom ring,” King is fighting this battle not just for him but for