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Repetition - (words/phrases)
In "I have a dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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By repeating his words, King emphasizes his ideas and delivers the message more clearly.

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Answer: By repeating his words, King emphasizes his ideas and delivers the message more clearly.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream", which he delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (August 28, 1963), there are many instances of repetition.

The very title of the speech is repeated multiple times. Word 'freedom' is repeated twenty times, while word 'we' is repeated thirty times, 'our' seventeen times, etc. It is easy to see that King wanted to emphasize his words by repetition - he wanted to point out that people should be united in their fight for freedom (hence the repetition of words 'freedom', 'we', 'our', 'nation' etc.) The repetition of the title of the speech, as well as the word 'dream' (11 times), can be perceived as an attempt to inspire people to think about their own dreams, and believe that they will come true.

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