Martin Luther King JrPerhaps one of the greatest speeches ever written and delivered, Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" contains many phrases that have become part of everyday speech. It is a speech of great importance in the progression of equality in America, and around the world. It was successful not only because it is jam-packed with rich metaphors and emotive language but also because King delivered it with such emphasis, energy and enthusiasm. It left the world reeling.
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To understand the impact of the speech you need to understand the context. Do some research on:
Read the speech (you can get it from Speeches main page). This will help you get a feel for context, purpose, audience and register. You will also see some of the many metaphors and rhetorical devices employed.
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Watch the speech below:
To understand the impact of the speech you need to understand the context. Do some research on:
- Biographical details - Martin Luther King Jr
- Civil rights movement - Million Man March
- Abolition of slavery in the United States
Read the speech (you can get it from Speeches main page). This will help you get a feel for context, purpose, audience and register. You will also see some of the many metaphors and rhetorical devices employed.
THEN
Watch the speech below:
ACTIVITY
Create a list of the non-verbal language (body language, gestures, facial expressions etc) that King uses throughout the delivery of his speech. Next to each of the non-verbal language techniques you have identified, find THREE quotes from the written text that King aligns to a particular movement or expression. Next to that, write the effect.
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Copy and paste King's speech into wordle to create a word cloud of his speech. You'll see quite quickly the particular words he has repeated throughout the speech. Save the image, place it in your OneNote book and underneath it choose the FIVE biggest words (most noticeable from your word cloud). Next to each of the words you chose provide its dictionary definition and some possible reasons why King may have chosen that particular word to repeat (its effect and purpose).
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