Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" When thinking of the most effective and well known speeches in history, one of the first speeches that comes to mind is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream." A large part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s success as an orator was due to his uses of rhetoric in his speeches. King also was able to judge the mood and tone of his audience, and …showed first 75 words of 885 total…

…showed last 75 words of 885 total…have a dream" cannot be ignored. Martin Luther King was able to use forms of rhetoric such as metaphors and anaphora. This allowed for a very well written speech; however that is only half the battle. The delivery and audience reception is a huge part to any successful presentation. King was able to master both of these fields and thusly was able to deliver one of the most inspirational, successful and memorable speeches in history.