Both speakers were assassinated and both have the quote "All men were created equal"
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In the beginning there is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address in the phrase "five score".
Do you mean allusions? If so, then King alludes to the Gettysburg address in which it is stated that all men are equal.
Historical allusion
Martin Luther King Jr. started it with 'five score years ago...' it was just like when Abraham Lincoln did the Gettysburg Address starting with 'four score and seven years ago...'
There was no room for dreaming anywhere near the city of Gettysburg. That was a battle that is considered the turning point of the war, in the favor of the union, and there were no room for dreams, only attempts at survival.
"i have a Dream"by Martin Luther Kingoh captain my captainThe Gettysburg Address by Lincoln
example of parallelism and repetition in "I Have a Dream" and "The Gettysburg Address' (One example of each for each speech)
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In the beginning there is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address in the phrase "five score".
"I Have A Dream" by M.L.King , "A House Divided" and "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln , "This was their finest hour" by Winston Churchill ,
Do you mean allusions? If so, then King alludes to the Gettysburg address in which it is stated that all men are equal.
Historical allusion
Martin Luther King Jr. started it with 'five score years ago...' it was just like when Abraham Lincoln did the Gettysburg Address starting with 'four score and seven years ago...'
There was no room for dreaming anywhere near the city of Gettysburg. That was a battle that is considered the turning point of the war, in the favor of the union, and there were no room for dreams, only attempts at survival.
Either I have a dream... Or The Gettysburg Address.
Martin Lincoln King jr. said his I have a dream speech on August 28,1963. November 19, 1863 President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address speech.
Five examples of famous short orations include the Gettysburg Address, Pericles' Funeral Oration, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream", President Barak Obama's Inaugural speech, and Charles Ogle's speech called "Gold Spoon Oration.