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This text is a letter written by Martin Luther King, Junior when he was confined in the jail of the more segregated city in the United States, Birmingham.
This text is a letter written by Martin Luther King, Junior when he was confined in the jail of the more segregated city in the United States, Birmingham.
In the letter, the author refering to thesegregation situation that is being live by the community in Birmingham. He is in this city trying to carry the gospel of freedom to his people, making a comparison between his mission and the one that prophets had in the past (paragraph 3).
In the 4th paragraph he states a very important idea: "anyone who lives inside the United States can never be consider an outsider anywhere within its bounds", calling for the end of segregation and the beginning of social inclusion.
LANGUAGE FEATURES
Verbs
The use of the verb "confined" in the first paragraph communicate to the reader the physical and psycological situation of the writer, and how is he living this imprisonment in Birmingham.
Register
The writer use long and well structured sentences, and the use of contractions is not present. As we can see in the 4th paragraph: "Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states". The use of this compound sentence and the conjuction "Moreover", and also "I am" instead of the contraction "I'm", denote that the register used in this letter is formal.
LANGUAGE FEATURES
Verbs
The use of the verb "confined" in the first paragraph communicate to the reader the physical and psycological situation of the writer, and how is he living this imprisonment in Birmingham.
Register
The writer use long and well structured sentences, and the use of contractions is not present. As we can see in the 4th paragraph: "Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states". The use of this compound sentence and the conjuction "Moreover", and also "I am" instead of the contraction "I'm", denote that the register used in this letter is formal.
