A Brief Stylistic Analysis of i have a dream 文体学分析

A Brief Stylistic Analysis of

'' I Have a Dream''

Delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” is a very famous speech of the great leader of American civil rights movement, Martin Luther King. In 1963.8.28, he gave this speech to the people in front of the Lincoln memorial, hoping blacks and whites will live together equally one day.reviewing the whole speech in such context,we find out many stylistic features that are rare in other general public speeches,therefore,it deserves our exploration to exhibit what the stylistic characteristics of stimulating speech are.The examination will be carried out in two perspectives,lexical,and semantic analyses.

Generally speaking ,a public speech possesses double traits of expression:It is formal as is required of written language,and it is yet not difficult to understand at the time of delivery as is required of the spoken mode.so does this stimulating speech.Martin used many parallel nouns,for example his not was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the

inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit