When the average person thinks of Martin Luther King Jr., it is hard not to think of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This speech took place in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the USA’s capital, Washington D.C. At the time the speech was delivered, segregation divided most of the nation’s population, causing Martin Luther King to give this extraordinary speech. MLK was a freedom fighter, and what he wanted out of this event was freedom and equality. He didn’t want colored people getting treated like dirt. Being a pacifist, he didn’t want white people to get treated like dirt either. He wanted to get a message across to the oppressors. He wanted them to stop! His tone was that of frustration, bravery, emotion, and compassion throughout
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Toward the beginning of the speech Dr. King keeps on repeating, “One hundred years later …”. These four words repeated over and over again made the ‘puppy’ black population turn into a ‘pit bull’ black population. It is telling the audience that even though it has been 100 years since President Lincoln released the blacks from their bindings, they’re still bound. They are not yet free. This phrase is telling the white population that it is time to release the cub before it turns into a bear. It is easy to see that this phrase affects the audience. It turns the black audience more active and more confident. After this speech many boycotts took place, and this phrase definitely …show more content…
Freedom was heaven on Earth for blacks. As stated before, blacks were not slaves anymore, but they felt enslaved because they didn’t have rights. This statement made the African American population very hopeful and energetic. When a prisoner finds out that he will be released soon, he would feel elated to have the opportunity to be free and prove himself. This is how the blacks felt when listening to Dr. King and thinking of the future.
The “I have a dream” speech is famous for two reasons; it is powerful and it uses a great amount of figurative language. Throughout the speech, there are metaphors, similes, sensory details, personification, allusion, repetition, and many more. Repetition is the best use of figurative language because it drills the point and causes a lasting effect on the audience. The other figurative language only describe or give insight to the examples. The more power a speech has, the more effective it is.
In conclusion, the three repeated phrases helped reinforce messages, pumped up the black audience, and brought intended results MLK wanted. MLK was the one of the most influential people in the world. Abolishing segregation would not be possible without repetition. There would be no “I have a dream” speech without this. Blacks would not be free without the repetition in MLK’s
Toward the beginning of the speech Dr. King keeps on repeating, “One hundred years later …”. These four words repeated over and over again made the ‘puppy’ black population turn into a ‘pit bull’ black population. It is telling the audience that even though it has been 100 years since President Lincoln released the blacks from their bindings, they’re still bound. They are not yet free. This phrase is telling the white population that it is time to release the cub before it turns into a bear. It is easy to see that this phrase affects the audience. It turns the black audience more active and more confident. After this speech many boycotts took place, and this phrase definitely …show more content…
Freedom was heaven on Earth for blacks. As stated before, blacks were not slaves anymore, but they felt enslaved because they didn’t have rights. This statement made the African American population very hopeful and energetic. When a prisoner finds out that he will be released soon, he would feel elated to have the opportunity to be free and prove himself. This is how the blacks felt when listening to Dr. King and thinking of the future.
The “I have a dream” speech is famous for two reasons; it is powerful and it uses a great amount of figurative language. Throughout the speech, there are metaphors, similes, sensory details, personification, allusion, repetition, and many more. Repetition is the best use of figurative language because it drills the point and causes a lasting effect on the audience. The other figurative language only describe or give insight to the examples. The more power a speech has, the more effective it is.
In conclusion, the three repeated phrases helped reinforce messages, pumped up the black audience, and brought intended results MLK wanted. MLK was the one of the most influential people in the world. Abolishing segregation would not be possible without repetition. There would be no “I have a dream” speech without this. Blacks would not be free without the repetition in MLK’s