JFK Inaugural Speech - Close Reading

What is parallelism?

• The way words are placed in specific pattern to create the effect of safety and security for the reader

• When a speaker chooses words that make the listener feel angry and restless

• The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses side by side making them similar in form and structure

• When you write poetry and make the end of each stanza rhyme

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Who was JFK's vice president?

• Harry S. Truman

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What year was JFK elected and gave his speech?

• 1959

• 1961

• 1963

• 2018

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What was JFK referring to when he said "...destruction unleashed by science..."

• Science

• WWII

• Nuclear War

• Russia

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How did JFK feel about the United Nations?

• He wanted to end the UN

• He wanted the UN to help America

• He didn't care about the UN

• He wanted to protect and strengthen the UN

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Why did JFK add so many bible verses to his speech?

• He was very religious

• He thought it would be interesting

• He wanted to make people upset

• He wanted to sound cool

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What is an Idiom?

• Someone who is dumb

• Another word for parallelism

• A type of writing that tries to make the audience feel inspired

• A phrase that is common but not meant literally

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What is Assonance?

• Something that is exaggerated for effect

• Repetition of vowel sounds within non rhyming words

• Repetition of vowel sounds within rhyming words

• Arranging words side by side in similar form and structure

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Which of these is an example of assonance?

• Like father, like son.

• Ask not what your country can do for you

• The steady spread of the deadly atom.

• He came, he saw, he conquered.

What is hyperbole?

• Something that is exaggerated for effect

• Something that is hollow

• Something that has multiple meanings

• Something that has a lot of energy

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