“I have a dream…”
These four words spark in the brain of readers one of the greatest speeches in history that addressed the vicious segregation and racism that plagued the country from 1880’s. This segregation was induced by the introduction of Jim Crow laws and supported with literacy laws that managed to exist without direct violation of the 15th amendment, abolishing African American’s right to vote. But why… how did this speech go down in history as one of the most powerful, and become remembered as one of the most famous?
King states in his address that he is well aware of the ordeals that some of the listeners have been through, he is well aware of the unfairness of it all and he is acknowledging that these people have suffered, but ensures them that …show more content…
By simply stating; “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” King is already strategically using foreshadowing and anaphora. First, it foreshadows that there will be some historical backing t is words and that the demonstration will advocate for and encourage the fight to greater obtin African American rights,. Anaphora (the repetition of history) to really emphasizes this with repetition of the words “freedom” and “history”. Another example of anaphora is the phrase“I have a dream”. Repetition is normally employed when the speak wants to make a point that will resonate with the crowd. It presents the listeners with a greater chance to really grasp and understand the point hence why Martin Luther King stated that “he had a dream” many times. Strategically, this would empower people through repetition, as the phrase alone would depict these hopes as strictly that, hopes and not reality, inspiring possible content at the recognition, but more likely frustration at the lack of
These four words spark in the brain of readers one of the greatest speeches in history that addressed the vicious segregation and racism that plagued the country from 1880’s. This segregation was induced by the introduction of Jim Crow laws and supported with literacy laws that managed to exist without direct violation of the 15th amendment, abolishing African American’s right to vote. But why… how did this speech go down in history as one of the most powerful, and become remembered as one of the most famous?
King states in his address that he is well aware of the ordeals that some of the listeners have been through, he is well aware of the unfairness of it all and he is acknowledging that these people have suffered, but ensures them that …show more content…
By simply stating; “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.” King is already strategically using foreshadowing and anaphora. First, it foreshadows that there will be some historical backing t is words and that the demonstration will advocate for and encourage the fight to greater obtin African American rights,. Anaphora (the repetition of history) to really emphasizes this with repetition of the words “freedom” and “history”. Another example of anaphora is the phrase“I have a dream”. Repetition is normally employed when the speak wants to make a point that will resonate with the crowd. It presents the listeners with a greater chance to really grasp and understand the point hence why Martin Luther King stated that “he had a dream” many times. Strategically, this would empower people through repetition, as the phrase alone would depict these hopes as strictly that, hopes and not reality, inspiring possible content at the recognition, but more likely frustration at the lack of