"I Have a Dream" Figurative Language & Rhetorical Devices

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A word or phrase that compares something directly to something else, in order to create an image or resemblance.

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Metaphor

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A form of parallelism that emphasizes opposites

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Antithesis

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What is the term for the repetition of the same word in a sentence, repetition of parts of a sentence, and repetition of repeating clauses? Options: Simile, Analogy, Antithesis, Parallelism

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Parallelism

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What is the rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words and phrases with strong connotations?

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Charged Language

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A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

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Simile

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A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

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Allusion

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Who delivers the speech "I Have a Dream"?

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Where is "I Have a Dream" delivered?
Options: Kennedy Space Center, Golden Gate Bridge, Lincoln Memorial, Museum of Tolerance

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Lincoln Memorial

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The following is an example of..."Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"

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Antithesis

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The following is an example of, "I know you are hungry, but don’t even think about going to the golden arches!"

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Allusion