In his speech, Dr. King strategies that he uses was repetition. During the beginning of the speech, he repeatedly said ''Now is the time''. As a civil rights leader, he thought that it should be done rather than later. According to the text, he said, ''Now is the time to lift our nation from the quails sands of racial justice'' and as well as ''Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.'' He said it in a passionate way so that all of the people can rise, stand up, and believe that anything can change in American society.
Additionally, the uses of pathos in his speech was tempestuous. Toward the end of his speech, he stated, '' With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. The sense of emotion that comes into phrases like ''despair a stone of hope or beautiful symphony. Dr. King keep saying this in an emotional, but in a intelligence way to show why there is hope in American society and why there is hope in American culture. Dr. King hopes that everyone will able to respect one another, no matter what race that each people represents.
