"I Have a Dream" (copy)

Speeches

Written to be spoken aloud

"I Have a Dream" is…

A famous Civil Rights speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Where Dr. King gave speech

on steps of Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

When Dr. King gave speech

August 28, 1963, almost 100 years after Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln

Persuasive Speech

A speech aiming to convince listeners to act or think a certain way

speech contains elements of…

argument

word study

using -tion at the end of a verb (action word) to change it into a noun

Parallelism

Repeating a grammatical structure for rhythm and momentum

Charged Language

Using powerful/ controversial words to create emotional responses

Repetition

Repeating words to reinforce concepts and unify the speech

Analogy

Drawing a comparison between two unlike things to show similarity between them; when metaphors are often used

Metaphor

a figure of speech making a comparison without using words such as like or as

One chunk paragraph order

TS, CD, CM, CM, CS

Topic Sentence

gives opinion on topic

Concrete Detail

a fact from the story or speech

Commentary

your opinion, explanation, example, etc.

Concluding Sentence

all commentary, does not repeat topic sentence

Prosperity

Having wealth and success

Hallowed

Holy; consecrated

Tribulations

Extreme trials; cause of great trouble or suffering

Redemptive

Being saved from evil, harm, or error

Oppression

Unjust treatment, usually from an authority

Exalted

Lifted up; held in high regard

score of years

twenty years

four score pf years

one hundred years

promissory note

what you sign for a loan, an agreement to pay back a loan

Allegheny Mountains location

Pennsylvania

Gentiles

non-Jews

Dr. King dream for his four children

to create a place where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character

“in exile in his own land” meaning

they never felt welcome even in America; treated as outcasts

comparison of struggling for equality and the cashing of a check

In the cashing of the check of a promissory note, the country agreed to the idea that “all men are created equal.”
struggle for equality = struggle to get the idea that the founding fathers made

words can inspire change

can change peoples minds to do actions that they would have not done before

what King is trying to persuade

 to persuade the government and the individual society that we are all equal + to continue to fight for justice and equality

”The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges”

charged language

”quest for freedom elect your bettered by the stones of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality”

parallelism

“I Have a Dream”

repetition

“Let freedom ring”

repetition

”the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”

analogy

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred”

analogy

“quest for freedom left you battered by the storms or persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality”

parallelism

closing words of speech

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