Rhetorical Analysis

           In the Dr. Martin Luther King jr. speech “ I have a dream” he uses man rhetorical devices throughout his speech to emphasize the point he was trying to make. Three of many rhetorical devices he used were allusion, metaphor, and repetition. “This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with a new meaning” this is an allusion he want the people to imagine how it would be when segregation is over. “Let is not seek.... for freedom.... by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred” this is a metaphor you can not physically drink hatred but Dr. Martin Luther was saying that because he does not promote violence so he wanted to notify them that this that is would be a peaceful protest, “I have a dream....” is a source of repition it is used multiple times at the end of his speech to emphasize how he wishes America to be.

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