In 1964 the elegy The Ballot or the bullet, Malcolm X, Human rights activists, confronts the issue with the African American community exercising their right to vote. Forewarning that if they government continued to limit African Americans the equality they deserve. Malcolm X’s metaphors, parallel structure, and appeals to all of his audience to give African Americans the opportunity to fight for themselves. Though this speech is more on the aggressive and understanding side, it is filled with lots of examining and imagining experiences. Of course, it was an unfortunate time for African Americans but Malcolm X’s use in metaphor helps him get his emotions out by putting images in their heads to convince them that the government is avoiding
