Analysis Of I Have A Dream Speech

The year was 1963, as the chaos of segregation was unfolding in the Southern states, Governor Wallace and Dr. King were prepared to give their speech on Civil Rights. Governor Wallace will be addressing his constituents in the beginning of the year, whereas Dr. King’s response will be a few months later. With that in mind, these two speeches will be analyzed using the appropriate and pivotal moment they were delivered, also known as Kairos.

One hundred years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation to stop slavery, Martin Luther King, Jr. presented the “I Have a Dream” speech to thousands of people. The day Luther King, Jr.’s speech was the day of the March on Washington, which was for the support of the rights o colored citizens, and for the termination of segregation. King delivered this speech with a tone of hope and determination in order to convince colored people to fight for their rights and persuade the citizens that all lives matter and should be treated equally. He also delivered it in order to urge the rights these people deserved. Luther stood before all these people to express his thoughts on equality and the rights his people were stripped of. Kings’ audience consisted of the citizens of America that believed in equality for all races. In the “I Have a Dream” Speech, Martin Luther King, Jr used many metaphors, similes, analogies, Pathos, and Mythos to connect with his audience on a superior level and develop his tone.

Over 250,000 Americans, both black and white, gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963 to watch history in the making. This was the location where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his infamous “I Have A Dream” speech. The location of the speech is significant because the memorial stands for liberty and equality. King wrote this speech to express his dream of equal treatment and economic rights for all, no matter the color of one’s skin. In his speech he calls for an end to racism and a beginning for equality. Dr. King uses the rhetorical appeals; ethos, logos, and pathos to discuss the racial injustices and discrimination African Americans are faced with everyday. Ethos is used to appeal to values and give the writer a credible persona by seeming informed, trustworthy, and reasonable. Logos is used to provide logic and reason. Lastly, pathos is used to evoke emotion from the audience and have sympathy for the writer’s cause. King expertly uses ethos, logos, and pathos to further strengthen and support his points throughout the speech.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, “I have a dream”, is my choice in this week’s forum. Delivered before hundreds of thousands of Americans on the 28th August 196,3 this speech has come to be regarded as one of the most forceful and defining speeches ever given. In this landmark speech, King advocates for racial equality and immediate end to racism. Not long after this momentous speech, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 came into existence (Garrett 1)Dr. King’s “I have Dream” speech employs perfect use of Aristotle’s appeals of ethos, pathos and logos to appeal to the audience. To bring out different kinds of tone in his speech, Dr. King uses perfect choice of words or diction.

    “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Junior is a widely known speech that demonstrates the power of rhetoric and the effect it can have on the audience. This speech was written and presented by Martin Luther King Jr. in the year 1963, right in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He uses symbolism, metaphorical imagery, and powerful diction to create an impact on the audience. These rhetorical strategies demonstrate ethos, pathos, and logos to help the audience Martin Luther King Jr’s message and purpose.

During 1963, the country was experiencing political unrest due to the inequality of rights and segregation, therefore bringing two influential men of the South, Governor George C. Wallace and Dr. Martin Luther King, into the limelight. The Civil Rights Movement was attempting to have the law of segregation repealed in the southern states, for this reason Wallace presents his speech, “Segregation Today, Segregation Forever”. Dr. King recognized the need to respond to the governor’s declaration of denying the Negros of Alabama their unalienable rights, and he does so with his speech, “I have a dream….”. The two contending views presented attempted to move the people in the direction which the speakers believed was in the best interest of the country. The Kairos, Ethos, Logos and Pathos will be used to compare both speeches.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech titled “I Have a Dream” on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. In this speech, Dr. King is trying to persuade all races specifically Blacks and Whites to take action in order to gain freedom and harmony in the community. He tries to do this by using different techniques to appeal to his audience. It is shown that he uses pathos or emotional appeal throughout his speech. Also there are clear signs of logical appeal which is called logos. In addition, to logos and pathos, Dr. King uses ethical appeal to strengthen his argument. One of the key main techniques that Dr. King uses is figurative language which gives his speech more emphasis on why action is needed.

Supposedly, America was built on the idea of freedom and equality. But for African Americans, this was simply not true. Many public speakers spent their whole lives trying to rally support for the civil rights movement, but they had to find impactful ways to portray their message in order to change people’s minds. One of these ways is rhetorical strategies which Martin Luther King Jr. used to emphasize his points in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. Some of the strategies King utilized include repetition, pathos, and imagery.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was given on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial to over 250,00 people and was broadcasted on TV for the people to see. It was one of the largest marches that Washington D.C. had ever seen. His message was a call to end racism in the United States and demand for civil and economic rights. Dr King's speech was highly successful because he used many different modes of persuasion to convince the American people to agree with his position on certain issues. The three main certain modes of persuasion that he used in his speech are logos, pathos, and ethos. The aim of Logos is to appeal to an audience by convincing them with reason or logic. Pathos aims at encompassing the emotional response from the audience and reduce the audiences ability to judge. Ethos deals with the character of the speaker, and also convinces the observers that the speaker and author is reliable.

On August 28th, 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr stood on the steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. He spoke passionately for 17 minutes on his views about human equality for African Americans at one of the largest civil rights demonstrations in history. King played a major role in ending the segregation for African Americans. His rhetorical language left an impact on America. Through his use of appeals like ethos, logos, pathos, and other rhetorical techniques. He influenced Americans to believe in the notion that all men are created equal.

The speaker of this essay that I will be writing about is Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia at his family house. He was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great American, worked for civil rights in the United States in the 1950s and 60s. He became so popular and well liked that he was hated just as intensely by those who disagreed with the equal rights movement. King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech. He followed what he believed in, doing the right thing fighting for the civil rights, and even though terrorists started

On the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C on August, 28th of 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. broadcasted his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd full of civil right activists and protesters striving for an end to discrimination. King provided his powerful dream of “all of god’s children”(para.6 &24) being equal no matter their skin color or religion. Martin Luther King endeavored to promote the awareness of political, economic and social discrimination against African Americans using vivid imagery and powerful parallel sentence structure. In Martin Luther Kings “I Have a Dream” active rhetoric speech, he portrays more than just a symbol of hope but a step forward to make equality a reality.

Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most iconic and well know activist to have ever lived. He was well known as a leader and voice to many people during the Civil Rights movement. One of the most important events in American history fell on the summer day of August 28, 1963. People gathered to watch one of the most important and inspired speeches in history. The day was filled with protest for The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. One speech from that day still rings in many American minds, “I Have A Dream”. This speech exhibits a very effective style, and tone to the readers that makes it undeniably powerful to hear. Even today this speech should be restated as many social issues still pollute our society, as we still live in a non-perfect world.

“I Have a Dream“ by Martin Luther King. I chose this speech based off of the incredibly strong feeling of hope that it gives off for people of color back then as well as now. There is a plethora of things to learn from the speech made by Martin Luther King Jr. on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. during the civil rights movement. In the Speech Martin Luther King jr. talks about his dreams for a United America without racial segregation and an America with racial equality.

On january 21st President Barack Obama made a speech that would much relate to the speech Dr. Martin Luther King once made on August 28, 1963. They both believed that one day the country would come together and a great nation would be formed. That everyone would get the opportunity to be treated equally. They also believe that this country cannot function without everyone coming together as a nation. In Obama’s speech he will be talking a lot about bring the nation back together and that everyone not matter what your gender maybe, gay or straight, and if you’re an immigrant, he wants the nation to know they have the same rights as well. His going remind the people of what there American values are and it's something every American citizen should have. He's going to mention his new administration and all the problems the country is facing but he will mostly be focusing on liberty and equality in that part of the speech.