Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was given on August 28, 1963, in Washington D.C. This speech was effective because of metaphors. Repetition of hey points and quotes from notable sources.
             Metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things. For example "a great beacon of light" in paragraph two, the effect that this quote has on the speech is it compares the "I Have a Dream" speech to the hope for equal rights and justice that people will have as an outcome of this speech. Another example of metaphor is "a lonely island of poverty" on paragraph three; this quote compares Negro's being separated from society because of unequal right. A final example of metaphor is "seared in the flames of withering injustice; this quote compares Negro's being burned by the injustices of discrimination.
             Metaphor is a way of comparing two unlike things to one another to paint a picture for the reader.
             Repetition of key points and/or words is repetition something that you find to be important or "key" to what you are talking about. For examples in paragraph two "One hundred years later the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacle of segregation", this quote means that a hundred years ago when the slaves were freed and now they're still discriminated against. A final example of repetition of key points is "Let Freedom Ring", this quote stands for the hope that blacks will have the same rights as whites and everyone will be free.
             Quotes from notable sources are quotes from other famous documents. An example of that is "inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" which refers to the Declaration of Independence yet blacks have little to no rights. A final example of quotes from famous sources is" My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty i...