Answer: Martin Luther's speech evaluation
Explanation: Dr Martin Luther King, one of the greatest orators and activists, persuasively and peacefully drove dramatic results during a very tumultuous time. He used speeches to activate and inspire others to stay engaged through all the stages of his movement. The rhetorical devices, emphasis, themes, and more he used helped persuade and spread his dream of a united America.
He first uses many rhetorical devices such as Anaphora (repeating words at the beginning of neighbouring clauses). This is a commonly used rhetorical device. Repeating the words twice sets the pattern, and further repetitions emphasize the pattern and increase the rhetorical effect.
“I have a dream” is repeated in eight successive sentences, and is one of the most often cited examples of anaphora in modern rhetoric. But this is just one of eight occurrences of anaphora in this speech. By order of introduction, here are the key phrases:
“One hundred years later…” [paragraph 3]
“Now is the time…” [paragraph 6]
“We must…” [paragraph 8]
“We can never (cannot) be satisfied…” [paragraph 13]
“Go back to…” [paragraph 14]
“I Have a Dream…” [paragraphs 16 through 24]
“With this faith, …” [paragraph 26]
“Let freedom ring (from) …” [paragraphs 27 through 41]
Even in the absence of the remainder of the speech, these key phrases tell much of King’s story. Emphasis through repetition makes these phrases more memorable, and, by extension makes King’s story more memorable.He repeats these phrases many times and his points so it sticks to the audience and helps convince them as well.
There are more subtle ways King uses repetition as well. One way is to repeat key “theme” words throughout the body of your speech.
If you count the frequency of words used in King’s “I Have a Dream”, very interesting patterns emerge. The most commonly used noun is freedom, which is used twenty times in the speech. This makes sense since freedom is one of the primary themes of the speech.
Other key themes? Consider these commonly repeated words:
freedom (20 times)
we (30 times), our (17 times), you (8 times)
nation (10 times), America (5 times), American (4 times)
justice (8 times) and injustice (3 times)
dream (11 times)
He uses 'we' which is an inclusive pronoun to help unite the country together and make all people regardless of race one, this contrasts with America's segregation of black and white people at the time and is used to help unite people together.
The interesting use of dream reveals how King had a utopia (an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect); his ideal world is where all people are treated equally regardless of their background, race or ethnicity. His utopia idea runs throughout his speech and is famously used at the start of his sentences 'i have a dream.
Metaphors allow you to associate your speech concepts with concrete images and emotions. For example, to contrast segregation with racial justice, King evokes the contrasting metaphors of a dark and desolate valley (of segregation) and a sunlit path (of racial justice.)
“joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity” [paragraph 2]
“the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” [3]
“rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice” [6]
“This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.” [7]
“sweltering with the heat of oppression will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.” [19]
Metaphor/visual words: King masterfully uses descriptive language to create images in the mind. For example, he states, “Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”
He also deployed the use of Contour: King’s speech moves rapidly, which is an appropriate frequency for the heightened energy of the gathering. Dramatic pauses: He took long dramatic pauses that gave his statements the breathing room necessary for people to pause and reflect on them.Vocal pacing: King used the speed of his words to create an ebb and flow. He had three distinct arcs to his speed and reaches almost a feverish pace at times. His speed rises and falls as he builds toward a rapid-paced crescendo towards the end. Cultural relevance: King established common ground by referencing familiar hymns, scriptures and literature familiar to the audience.Symbolic setting: He delivered the speech In Washington D.C. from the feet of Abraham Lincoln’s Memorial. One attendee said, “You could feel the sense of collective will and effort in the air.”
King’s speech heightened the awareness of civil rights issues across the country, bringing more pressure on Congress to advance civil rights legislation and end racial segregation and discrimination.
sorry i dont know enough for me to evaluate the other speech but i hope i helped on this one