“America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, “God Save the Queen”.

Literary devices are techniques that writers use to express their ideas and enhance their writing. Literary devices highlight important concepts in a text, strengthen the narrative, and help readers connect to the characters and themes. They may also work subtly to improve the flow and pacing of your writing.

Filters. (US) A statement that the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness should be spread across the Earth and allowed to flourish. phrase. 5.

1 : forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free. 2a : incapable of being disentangled or untied an inextricable knot. b : not capable of being solved.

“I Have a Dream” is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, in which he called for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Martin Luther King, Jr. used the phrase “Five score years ago…” in his “I Have a Dream” speech. This is a reference to President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, which originally began with “Four score and seven years ago…” As you can see, King’s phrasing is a subtle reference, hence an allusion!

A “score” is a period of 20 years. So “five score years ago” means 5x20years=100years i.e a hundred years ago / a century ago.

Anaphora is a figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. For example, Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech contains anaphora: “So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.