"I Have a Dream" Power of Words

In paragraph 2, which words are positive and inspiring?

• momentous, light of hope, joyous daybreak

• shadow, slaves, seared

• decree, injustice, captivity

• symbolic shadow, withering, long night

In paragraph 3, which words are provoking (focusing on negative to get people angry or annoyed enough to take action)?

• One hundred years later, we've come here

• sadly crippled, manacles of segregation, exile in his own land

• Vast ocean, American society,

• material prosperity, in the corners

In paragraph 6, which of these words are meant to inspire the audience to take action?

• rise . . . to the sunlit path

• lift our nation

• make justice a reality

• all of the above

In paragraph 7, which quote is meant to provoke (anger, annoy, "rile" up) the audience so they will take action?

• And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual.

• Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning.

"We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back." Are these lines from paragraphs 10,11, and 12 meant to provoke, inspire, or calm.

• provoke

• inspire

• calm

In paragraph 8, which words are meant to calm the audience and remind them to remain peaceful?

• ". . . we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds."

• " Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking form the cup of bitterness and hatred.

• 'We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence."

• All of the above

Is King's explanation of his "dream" of the future is meant to inspire, provoke, or calm?

• inspire

• provoke

• calm

• none of the above