Rhetoric Paper 1. MLK's speech

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Audience and purpose:
  • Martin Luther King uses a varied amount of historical context to appeal towards the African American community. Correlating with historical acts of discrimination and forms of deprivation towards the African American community. MLK’s intention for using historical context in his speech was to direct any parallels to slavery and racism to invoke changes that were to be made amongst the African American community, implying freedom and opportunities in his speech. The reason why he was able to attract such a strong following is due to context given correlating figurative statements, using metaphorical language to connect with historical events.” the whirlwinds of revolt” “the signed Emancipation proclamation ------ came as a beacon of light”. The uses of metaphorical statements vary in demand for justice and relating towards slavery and racism. “the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination”. MLK’s uses a figurative template to accommodate the uses of historical context and correlating the discrimination MLK has seen in his present life. The judgment and oppression the African American community is described through his speech.


Structure:

  • MLK's template is very figurative, using metaphorical statements in accordance with many of the historical facts such as the emancipation proclamation and drawing parallels to Abraham Lincoln's speech (Gettysburg Address), with a statement “Five score years ago” similar to Abraham’s “Four score and seven years ago”. This obviously drew similarities to both speeches invoking a similar voice as well. The creation of an empowering speech deriving with contexts of historical discriminations and achievements in relation to the African American community was to invoke the word "freedom". It's evident that his style correlates mostly with pathos and logos. Using black oppression and segregation as a motif seeking obvious and logical change. The speech is very lenient towards being entitled as a model for “freedom of speech” and a “civil rights movement” appealing to change amongst the African American.

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