Martin Luther King Jr. By: Cody Yandle

S(peaker)OAPStone  Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4 th, 1968)  Grew up in Atlanta, attending a segregated school  Leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People  Known for leading peaceul demonstrations to end segregation  Was arrested, had his house bombed, and was also abused by the police.

SO(ccasion)APSTone  The speech was given by Martin Luther King Jr. at the “March on Washington” where they were peacefully demonstrating to end segregation between whites and blacks.

SOA(udience)PSTone  The audience would not only be blacks, but also white supporters who felt that there should be equality between the two races. At this point it had become a well spread idea of equalistic opportunity for either race, no matter the color of skin holding the idea in their brain.

SOAP(urpose)STone  The purpose of the speech is to rally his protesters, giving them hope, telling them they would indeed have equality and were going to get it as soon as they were able to.

SOAPS(ubject)Tone  The subject is once again speaking heavily upon the segregation. The main focus of his speech was not to demean either blacks nor whites, but to view them as equals, no matter how either had acted to each other before hand.

SOAPST(one)  Positive. Absolutely beautifully written. The absolute positive attitude throughout the speech is underlined in every sentence spoken by this hero of a man. It was never “we might” or “maybe” it was always “we can” and “we will”

Ethos  Spreads the word of God into his speech, and also had automatic ethos seeming he was a pastor at the time.  Ex: “Now it is time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.”  Automatic ethos as a leader of the NAACP

Pathos  Shows they are equal on the terms of them.  “We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.”  What they need to do for freedom  “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”  Future hopes for this country  “I have a dream that one da on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”  Shows the struggles overcome together.  “Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the the veterans of creative suffering.”

Logos  Without citizen equality, we will never reach our true potential of being the greatest country.  “And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.”  How little they’ve come to be so “free” these days  “One hundred years later the life of the negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.”

Metaphors  Immense need of freedom is wanted  “This momentous decree is a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.”  Freedom in a way is cashing a check for them.  “In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.”

Repetition  Positive repetition of them as a group  “We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must NOT allow our creative protests to defenerate into physical violence.  Faith in one another and in this country to achieve  This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”  Freedom is on the way  “ Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every molehill of Mississippi, from every mountain side. Let freedom ring.