Question

write a two to three paragraph reflection of how Dr. King's mastery of Rhetoric helped create this timeless Civil Right's speech. Within your reflection, provide examples of rhetorical devices, as well as the Ethos, Pathos, and Logos that are present.

Answer 1

King emphasized more on the magnitude of nonviolent resistance and gaudily painted his idea of a better future for people of all skin colors in the United States of America. So wanted to create a good society where every one respect to other irrespective of color of skin also people should not be judge by color or the character. Also everyone should conduct his or her struggle forever to maintain discipline and dignity. People must not permit our kindness to degenerate into physical violence.

His speech also talk about to avoid injustice of racism so every young generation should contribute to growth of nation irrespective of skin color.

He used many rhetorical devices in his speech some are below:

Repetition: he intestinally repeated many word in his speech to allow people to understand his goal like I have dream- many times he repeated

Allusion: he emphasized that all men are created equal

Metaphors: He used this word

Rhetorical triangle is composed of ethos, pathos, and logos

Ethos: he used example of Lincoln in his speech that Lincoln was a great president of America who give power to the American people during the civil war. People were going to trust and he established a new sense of freedom.

Pathos: he emphasized emotional feeling as well as values of both black and white people. Also he used metaphors throughout his speech is keeps his audience engaged in his fight for freedom.

Logos: America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’. he provided the reasons so everyone can understand money and that the listener is able to relate to being handed a bad check.