King depicts sorrowful scenes, full of injustice, through imagery to convey the urgency for the need to change. King makes it clear that they do not understand the urgency of the situation as they have not experienced and seen what he seen. For example, the excerpt starts with King saying "I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say wait." Thus, King discredits anyone arguing to be patient for change on the matter of civil rights through imagery by painting scenes of what is happening as they wait for change.
