"The Apotheoses of Dr. King"

The series of participles describing the old people (lines 20-21) collectively

• emphasize the poor hiring practices of inner-city businesses

• contrast strikingly with the preceding description of the downtown area.

• offer a sharp criticism of the work ethic of the elderly.

• juxtapose the reality of downtown Memphis with the idealized version of it.

• contribute to the overarching portrait of the city that Hardwick is creating.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The quotation marks around the words "tension" (line 5) and "event" (line 39) suggest that Hardwick feels that

• they aren't exactly the precised words she would like to use.

• they have become cliched terms that the media employ.

• she needs to call special attention to them because of the momentousness of the occasion.

• they give the piece more of an oral rather than a written feel.

• she needs to point out that the words are not those she would use but that she is quoting King.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The fact that the aged employees have "not grown old in their duties"

• indicates the upward mobility of the Memphis workforce.

• suggest that there is stiff competition between generations for these jobs.

• stresses what poor workers the elderly are.

• emphasizes that the elderly feel young again while performing these jobs.

• reveals the dire economic conditions in which the elderly live.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The preponderance of imagery in the first two paragraphs suggests the

• potential violence of the situation.

• ongoing decay of Memphis.

• growing anger of the rioters.

• film-like quality of the circumstances.

• effect King has had on the community.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

All of the following words add to the militaristic and potentially violent aspect of the situation EXCEPT

• "riot" (line 24)

• "siege" (line 4)

• "assassin" (line 49)

• "curfew" (line 4)

• "strike" (line 24)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

In line 12, "fabrication" is best interpreted to mean

• lie

• nightmare

• imitation

• synthetic

• diorama

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The capitalization of "We" and "Them" (lines 33-34)

• emphasizes the great divide between the two factions.

• stresses the blame that "We" place on the "Them" for the current situation.

• directly connects to the aspirations of Martin Luther King, Jr.

• establishes the danger the children face from the National Guard.

• accents the separate goals of the garbage strikers and the rioters.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The figure of speech in the sentence beginning, "The stage... (line 40) is

• metonymy

• a metaphor

• hyperbole

• a simile

• an oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

That it is the victim, not the murderer, who is feared is

• indicative of the racist attitudes prevalent in Memphis.

• the likely fulfillment of one of the assassin's goals.

• proof that the National Guard is not needed on the site.

• a reversal of the likely aftermath of a murderer

• a microcosm of the racial issues in Memphis

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Although Hardwick admits that some of her images are "overwrought" and "exaggerated," they are likely included because they perform all of the following functions EXCEPT

• they help establish the very real potential for violence.

• they are part of the historical context of the situation

• they will gain audience sympathy for King.

• they are indicative of the heightened tension of the city.

• they lend themselves to the film-like quality of the situation.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1