Structure

Structure plays an important role in many speeches that shows how the speaker wants the point to be assessed by the people. King’s use of structure throughout his speech emphasizes his point and reminds the people what they are fighting and hoping for. “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood... I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Through repetition, King creates a rhythm that captures the audience’s attention. His repetition further emphasizes his point, and the structure through repetition is what encourages the people to move for what they want to achieve.  “With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.” King’s parallel structure through repeating “with this faith”  continues to remind and emphasize the faith that the African Americans have to hold on to in order to reach their complete equality. · How else can King’s structure in his speech emphasize his point to fight without violence to achieve freedom?