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MLK's Speech


Martin Luther King's influential and motivational speech of " I have a Dream" encouraged the citizens of white dominated United States to stand up and come together for African American rights. The target audience of MLK's speech was obviously for the nation of the US as in context, it was the time when civil rights movements were taking place and people were fighting for what they believed in, specifically in ending racism in the US.

In MLK's speech, to emphasize his purpose a lot of anaphora can be found throughout the speech. He used a lot of repetition of "key" words that meant something powerful towards the purpose of the speech. The repetition of phrases such as "freedom", "nation", "justice", and "dream" all allow for the reader to remember what his message is and to emphasize how important the theme of "a dream for the freedom of the nation" is. More anaphora that can be seen in the speech is when MLK repeats many words such as "we", "our", "you". In this way the author can allow for the audience to feel part of the speech which grabs their attention and want to be involved in his need for a change.

Another way that MLK succeeded by persuading the audience for a change was through his use of logos, pathos and ethos. MLK used geographical references that are facing severe discrimination such as Mississippi, New York, Georgia, etc. Pointing out these locations within his speech not only evoked the people to have a sense of where it was happening worst, it also allowed for people to imagine these places. When MLK states, "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.", he appeals to the authors emotions and brings in God, which allows the people to feel empowered to make a change in the US. MLK wanted to motivate and call the people to action.



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