Salient features of Martin Luther King Jr’s famous speech, “I have a dream”

This essay describes the salient features of Martin Luther faggot Jrs famous patois, I have a hallucination. It concentrates on reasons which contributed to making it so famous. This obstetrical deli very(prenominal) had many salient features which have made it so famous and satisfactory to the audience. These are Structure The lecturing is very well structured. King frontmost builds a base for his arguments, by saying that the demands that follow in his speech were guaranteed to the black Negroes long back.He then alleges that the the Statesn government nd the lily-white sight have not complied with these rights given to blacks. He then injects fearlessness into the minds of the black audience, by using a special force cognize as repetition. He repeats, It is my dream that , many times, and actually succeeds in forcing the minds of black audience to see that dream with him. Force One much effective element in this speech is the invisible force behindhand it. The wo rds are very strong, and the style is rail. A very direct attack is launched on the American government.The miserable torture that the blacks were undergoing is reported in a very direct, face to fact style. Nothing is indirect or implied. This force is more evident when he paints the picture of his vision of sustenance of the Negroes in future. There is no rhetoric, no sarcasm. This adds the necessary force in the speech, which captivates the audience. Continuity This is the third impressive feature. The three main parts of the speech, namely, the impingement of covenant, exhibit condition of Negroes and his uture dream for the Negroes, are interwoven without any breaking in between. The switch-over from one part to another part is very internal and automatic. This helps in binding the audience to the speech, till the end.Good use of lingual tools This speech uses tools offered by English language in a wonderful way. some(prenominal) aspects are presented in a metaphoric way, to make the meaning very clear and leave no doubt in the minds of audience. The most discrete metaphor is comparing the failure of American government to keep ts promise towards the black Negroes, to a check returned by a bank, citing insufficient silver as a reason. Another impressive metaphor is his comparing the present status of Mississippi as sweltering with the heat of injustice, enchantment his dream compares the same Mississippi to an Oasis of freedom and justice . His linguistic style is very picturesque, and that is what impresses the audience.For example, On the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former break ones backs and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together on the table of rotherhood . He communicates too many things in sentences which draw a picture in the minds of the audience. The sentences of this speech are seldom long, and never, very long. It is skilful of short, meaningful sentences. This is another example of excellent use of language. Non violence Martin Luther King has strongly advocated non violence means as a tool for the defend towards freedom. Memories of the brutalities of world war II ( world war II ) and the mastery of non violence ( Mahatma Gandhi ) as a tool to ring political changes in India, were still afresh in the minds of people.This concept was immediately embraced in America also. comprehension of specific instruction to fight in a non risky way, made his speech more effective and more acceptable. National belief Martin Luther King talks of each and every corner of the nation, by appellation it. This adds a national dimension to his speech. There is hardly any country which he has not included in his speech. This helps in making a very wide, national impact.The TV audience The TV audience must have also been mesmerized by the huge number of people which had gathered at Lincoln Memorial grounds on that day. It compromised of whites also. Inclusion of white people must have made a confirmatory impact in favor of Kings demands, in the minds of TV audience. The erect posture of King, coupled with oozing self confidence must have boosted the spirits of all listeners and spectators. I have a dream , is a great speech even for all times in future