马丁路德金 《我有一个梦想》修辞分析

1、I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King,Class13 Chen Xinyi 2111001037,the Art of Public Speaking,Connect Brief Introduction The Rhetorical analysis Phonetic Stylistic Devices Lexical Stylistic Devices Syntactical Stylistic Devices,Phonetic stylistic devices,Means to use the sounds of words to organize

2、the essay, makes it have a clearly rhythm. The mainly two phonetic stylist devices are Alliteration and onomatopoeia.,Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together that all begin with the same letter or sound.,（Para8：S1） We must forever conduct our struggle on the high

3、 plane of dignity and discipline.,我们一定要永远站在有尊严、守纪律的高度来进行我们的斗争。,Im not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. 我并非没有注意到，参加今天集会的人中，有些受尽苦难和折磨。有些刚刚走出窄小的牢房；,（Para10：S1）,Lexical stylistic devices,Simile,Metaphor,Si

4、mile,A simile is an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences She runs like a deer and Hes as white as a sheet contain similes.,This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had

5、been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. 这项重要法令的颁布,对于千百万灼烤于残焰中的黑奴,犹如高高的灯塔上的希望之光,结束了慢慢长夜的笼罩,为他们带来了欢畅黎明。,a joyous daybreak,a great beacon light of hope,and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righte

6、ousness like a mighty stream. 我们不会满意直至公正似水奔流,正义如泉喷涌。,Metaphor,is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things, you might say that they are a mouse.,On

7、e hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. 100年后，黑人依然悲惨地蹒跚于种族隔离和种族歧视的枷锁之下。100年后，黑人依然生

8、活在物质繁荣瀚海的贫困孤岛上。,a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.,It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. In-stead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad

9、 check; a check which has come back marked“insufficient funds”. But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.然而,今天美国显然对她的有色公民拖欠着这张期票。美国没有承兑这笔神圣的债务,而是开始给黑人一张空头支票,一张盖着“资金不足”的印戳被退回

10、的支票。但是,我们决不相信正义的银行会破产。我们决不相信这个国家巨大的机会宝库会资金不足。,Syntactic stylistic devices,refer to variation in the use of sentence patterns according to grammar rules,Parallelism,Repetition,Antithesis,Repetition,Using the same words again to emphasize, clear, make sence of humor, satire and appeal and so on.,We re

11、fuse believe that(重复两次) We have also come to(重复两次) We can never be satisfied(重复六次) I have a dream(重复九次) Let freedom ring(重复十次) One hundred years later(重复四次) Now is the time(重复四次) Free at last（重复三次),Put the sentences, words and phrases even paragraphs with similar structure, importance and tones toge

12、ther, make them a group to add the strength of the language.,Parallelism,Let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire! Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York! Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Roc

13、kies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous speaks of California! 让自由之声响彻新罕布尔州的巍峨高峰! 让自由之声响彻纽约州的崇高峻岭! 让自由之声响彻宾夕法尼亚州的阿勒格尼高峰! 让自由之声响彻科罗拉多州的冰雪皑皑的洛基山! 让自由之声响彻加利福尼亚州的婀娜群峰!,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

14、 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.,Means use something oppos

15、ite to emphasize, the opposite structure and meaning. We all know that if we use black to emphasize white, we can see the white became even more pure and white.,Antithesis,Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. 现在是走出