One of the reasons it continues so impactful is due to the repetition of the phrase “I have a dream”. This phrase resonated with so many that the speech was named after it. The repetition of that iconic phrase was used alongside lots of imagery, analogies, and metaphors. All throughout the speech King was repeating the same message in different ways and painting a picture of the future he would like to become reality. In this author’s opinion that was his greatest strength which was crucial in one of the big successes of this speech; keeping the audience interested. Within the many strong points of this speech there were some weak points as well. A good example was the syntax. The speech featured a lot of long rambling sentences which can ultimately be exhausting to read or listen to. Based on the King’s background being a minister, a reader can understand how he got set in his ways of long rambling sentences. King’s technique can best be described as colorful, due to his use of imagery to inscribe images in the mind in a way that is original to
One of the reasons it continues so impactful is due to the repetition of the phrase “I have a dream”. This phrase resonated with so many that the speech was named after it. The repetition of that iconic phrase was used alongside lots of imagery, analogies, and metaphors. All throughout the speech King was repeating the same message in different ways and painting a picture of the future he would like to become reality. In this author’s opinion that was his greatest strength which was crucial in one of the big successes of this speech; keeping the audience interested. Within the many strong points of this speech there were some weak points as well. A good example was the syntax. The speech featured a lot of long rambling sentences which can ultimately be exhausting to read or listen to. Based on the King’s background being a minister, a reader can understand how he got set in his ways of long rambling sentences. King’s technique can best be described as colorful, due to his use of imagery to inscribe images in the mind in a way that is original to