MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

ANADIPOLIS

• - repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase
• "Now"
• He used this to show that justice needed to be established and it
• helped people understand that something needed to be changed.

METAPHOR

• - a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
• "No time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism"
• He used this to say that you can't just sit around and do nothing & this got people to get up
• and start being productive.

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

• - a grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of sentences
• Sentences 4-6
• He did this to use repetition & to prove a valid statement, this made people realize he was
• right.

ANAPHORA

• The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences
• "Now is the time..."
• He uses this to show that something needs to be done & that actions need to be made immediately
• & this made people actually productive.

ANTITHESIS

• Two opposing ideas found side by side to help bring attention to a message by the author
• Sentences 3 and 4
• Paragraph 6- "The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent"..."invigorating autumn of freedom and equality."
• He uses this to show that nothing is being done, but something needs to get started to end
• discrimination.

ALLITERATION

• - the beginning of several consecutive or neighboring words have the same sound
• "Sweltering summer"

HYPERBOLE

• - obvious & intentional exaggeration
• "It would be FATAL for the nation

LOW DICTION

• - the slang-sounding choice of words and their effect on the piece
• "Needed to blow off steam..."

THE BOLD WORDS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS

• Hallowed- regarded as holy; venerated; sacred
• Desolate- barren or laid waste; devastated
• Fatal- causing or capable of causing death; mortal
• Tranquility- quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity

#5 SUMMARY

• In paragraph five he says that nothing is being done to stop the discrimination of Negros and that
• something needs to be done immediately. He says that now is the time to act, now is the time to stop
• racial injustice, and that we all need to get along.

#6 SUMMARY

• He is saying that it would be bad, even disastrous to the nation if they just
• overlook this matter. He is saying not to underestimate the determination of the
• Negros and that there will be a rude awakening if the country returns to business as
• usual. There will be not peace or rest in America until they are granted their rights.