Tuesday 13 January 2009

Assignment on Rhetoric - Priya, P, II BA English

Priya, P, writes..:

I Have a Dream Speech by Martin Luther King

Analysis from a Rhetorical Perspective:

Studying other speakers is a critical skill, and quite an essential skill for a public speaker because through this ability to analyze a speech (will) gives some new strength of my heart.

The Speech Objectives:

In this speech by Martin Luther King’s goal is to get freedom from everything in America. I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King speech is full of educated and motivate the people of his own country. In this speech of Martin Luther King’s primary message being delivered. Such is that “to get freedom.” Why the Martin Luther King delivering this speech means to know about their rights, they can live in the country of their own land, to come together to win sweet land of liberty. Exactly he is a right person. So that only the people of Negro listened his speech and followed his ways.

The Audience and Context for the Speech:

I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King is used different kinds of techniques to connect with an audience.

King delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the march on Washington for jobs and freedom was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.

Speech Content and Structure:

The content and structure of the speech is selected and organized to achieve the primary speech objective. The content of the speech is freedom and structure is long.

The Speech Opening:

I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King opening with clear establish the intent of the presentation and its opening with memorable.

The Speech Body:

The author Martin Luther King organized the famous sketch of his ‘I Have a Dream’ is easy to follow everybody, and he presented smoothly from one part of the presentation to the next.

The Speech Conclusion:

‘I Have a Dream’ is appropriate there – a call to action. Delivery skills and techniques:- Martin Luther knows the best speakers know precisely when to use every tool how to use and for what purpose.

Historical Significance:

“I Have a Dream” is the popular name given to the historic public speech by Martin Luther King Jr, when he spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites among others desire for a future where blacks and whites among others would coexist harmoniously as equals. King’s delivery of the speech on August 28, 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln memorial during the march on Washington for jobs and freedom was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement. Delivered to over 2,50,000 Civil Rights supporters, the speech is often considered to be one of the greatest and most notable speeches in history and was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll of scholars of public address.

Conclusion:
The ‘I Have a Dream’ speech by Martin Luther king featured is in the form of extracts, passages or lines from the “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King. This speech can be described as a motivational speech, persuasive speech or inspirational speech. The celebrated Martin Luther King had excellent powers of oration which are highlighted forever in History by the dream speech by Martin Luther King.

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