nd nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers.I have a dream today.I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.King uses the repetition of the title be the ‘drum beating’. He uses these words and follows them with things that he knows that people are hoping for. He uses the word dream, because it is such a personal and deep commodity. The phrases he adds to the end of this representation are also very personal. This is so effectual because the target audience of this speech can see these visualizations become reality. This audience probably includes many parents, like King, making his reference to his children universal. Also, the familiarity of bible-type language (especially in the last paragraph of the example), draws the listener closer into his dream. All of the changes to the phrase ‘I have a dream’ are additions to the end, except the first one of the paragraph. The first sentence in this passage includes the word ‘still’. This creates an energy, because it gives the sense that the dream will not go away, it will not diminish. This is very potent, because it’s the only change to the actual small phrase ‘I have a dream’ throughout the whole speech. It makes the speech continue. Even now, over 30 years after his death, reading through the speech gives the reader a sense that things are not complete, and that King still has a dream.MetaphorA metaphor is a very effective way to illustrate an idea. King uses many metaphors, both large and small, to describe many different notions. ‘Metapho...
