Martin Luther King Assignment 2

Assignment Two (Wednesday, 1/20)

Step One: Work through the speech, dividing it according to the purposes the author is trying to achieve or the audiences the author is trying to address. For each of these sections, write a clear claim about the purpose of the section, and generally characterize the rhetorical strategies used by King to support his argument.

Step Two: For each of these sections, identify three examples of rhetoric used by the author. for each,

A. Provide the quoted passage. WRITE THE QUOTE OUT.

B. Identify the rhetorical strategy being used in this passage

C. Provide a one sentence explanation supporting your identification of this strategy (ex. how do you know this is connotative diction...what is the connotation?!)

D. Provide a one sentence analysis of how the use of this rhetorical strategy supports the purpose you have identified for this part of the speech. Make sure to create a clear link between the specific meaning/ideas established by the quote you selected and the purpose or audience addressed.

Purpose 1: King tries to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, using Metaphors, Parallelism, and Allusion

Metaphors:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Parallelism:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Allusion:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Purpose 2: King tries to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, using Pathos, Antithesis, and Figurative Language

Pathos:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Antithesis:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Figurative Language:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Purpose 3: King tries to XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, using Anaphora, Ethos, and Allusion

Anaphora:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Ethos:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)

Allusion:

1. (text example)
2. (identify rhetorical strategy)
3. (justify identification or describe context)
4. (how does this support the purpose you identified?)