The purpose W.E.B. Dubois’s Niagara Movement speech was created to pressure the United State Government to end harsh and unfair treatment used to oppress the African-American people. Dubois’s speech was a collaboration of African- American leaders both male and female protesting their unwillingness to except racism, social inequality and political discrimination. His speech angered five importance topics, “rights for African-Americans to voting, the elimination of discrimination of public accommodation, the right chose who African-American men and women socialized with, equal justice for all and last the rights to a quality education for African American children. This short analysis of W.E.B. DuBois’s speech will provide examples of
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E. B. DuBois uses strong stylistic words to help establish his purpose of the Niagara movement speech. Just like many African-American activist of his time. DuBois’s purpose is to make others aware of the atrocities placed on the African-American culture during the early part of the 20th century. He wants his audience to understand inequality is wrong and purely indefensible by painting the virtual picture of its incongruous images.
DuBois’s used many literary devices to express his passion and purpose while at the same time outlining his demands. As we learned literary elements have an inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to establish a story line. Element such as the plot, setting, narrative structure, characters, mood, theme, moral etc. (https://literarydevices.net/literary-devices/)
DuBois set the mood by using specific devices to arouses the emotions of his audience. Devices such as antithesis, defined by Encyclopedia Britannica’s as being,“ a figure of speech in which irreconcilable opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition and sustained tension”, as in such examples as DuBois statement “Art is long, and Time is fleeting”. He also contrast divine brotherhood of all men, “white and black, rich and poor, fortunate and unfortunates” to show there is no difference between whites and blacks, we are all equal in Gods
E. B. DuBois uses strong stylistic words to help establish his purpose of the Niagara movement speech. Just like many African-American activist of his time. DuBois’s purpose is to make others aware of the atrocities placed on the African-American culture during the early part of the 20th century. He wants his audience to understand inequality is wrong and purely indefensible by painting the virtual picture of its incongruous images.
DuBois’s used many literary devices to express his passion and purpose while at the same time outlining his demands. As we learned literary elements have an inherent existence in literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to establish a story line. Element such as the plot, setting, narrative structure, characters, mood, theme, moral etc. (https://literarydevices.net/literary-devices/)
DuBois set the mood by using specific devices to arouses the emotions of his audience. Devices such as antithesis, defined by Encyclopedia Britannica’s as being,“ a figure of speech in which irreconcilable opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition and sustained tension”, as in such examples as DuBois statement “Art is long, and Time is fleeting”. He also contrast divine brotherhood of all men, “white and black, rich and poor, fortunate and unfortunates” to show there is no difference between whites and blacks, we are all equal in Gods