"I Have a Dream

"With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope." This is an example of what literary device?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land." This is an example of what literary device?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, From every mountainside, let freedom ring!" This is an example of what literary device?

• irony
• simile
• metaphor
• allusion

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children." Based on the text above, what literary device is used?

• parallelism
• allusion
• metaphor
• personification

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation... We must continue to conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. The underlined words are examples of what literary device?

• allusion

• logos

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The word score means

• It was not an important part of American history
• the amount of winnings
• a set of twenty

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is

• convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
• ending segregation and racial injustice in America
• celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
• getting more money for African Americans

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"...and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.' is an example of what literary device?

• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration
• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

In 1963, Dr. MLK Jr. gave a speech called “I Have a Dream" at the March on Washington. His persuasive speech focused on the racial injustices against African Americans.

• This is a summary of the speech.
• This is the main idea of the speech.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." MLK uses manacles to represent:

• freedom
• slavery
• segregation
• equality

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6