I Have A Dream Rhetorical Analysis

Martin Luther King Jr. held a very strong tone throughout his leadership. The man knew how to convey a sense of determination and strength within his writing. King’s speech, “I Have a Dream,” contains a paragraph that reveals a powerful sense of leadership which King was, and is still known for. This sense of leadership can be a difficult idea to interpret due to the immaculate passion King had toward the events taking place during that challenging time. King was warning the nation that there would not be peace until the “Negros” were officially granted their rights as citizens of the United States of America. My paragraph was intended to depict that same sense of poise and determination. It was intended to sound serious, as though the opposing force was not going to give any slack until they achieved what they were fighting for. I decided that the same idea could be achieved by using the example of chickens and farmers. If farmers slack in granting chickens with proper necessities, such as food and space to move around, chickens will not lay eggs.

Doing this can support the idea of keeping the same tone by means of grammar. Placing commas and such in the same places allows the same sense of seriousness and leadership that King was trying to convey. King wrote, “Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.” I tried to express the same feeling of change by dividing the two concepts in my sentence. I wrote, “Egg-laying chickens are not impossible, but there are requirements.” While further examining the two sentences, I realize that I could have also used the concept of time to achieve a sense of motivation, just as I feel King’s sentence was