I have a dream

[Hazelnut]

1. To what does MLK compare the emancipation of proclamation in this stanza?

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity.

2. Why does MLK repeat " one hundred years later" in the following lines?

One 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. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition.

[Isitandthink]

2. The repetition of "One hundred years later" creates a sense of rigidity due to the lack of variation in the description of duration. Thus reflecting rigidity in the political scene as well as the behavior of society.

[LitNetIsGreat]

I’m getting a very scary sense of déjà vu...

[Pecksie]

Hmmm... sounds like homework!

[Modest Proposal]

You know Hazelnut, my real expertise is in physics. Can you perhaps post your assignments from math and science?

I am sure you can trust all of the member's opinions concerning the hard sciences.