MLK Jr. March on Washington - Rhetorical Devices

What main problem does Martin Luther King Jr. address in his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
• African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
• African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
• No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice."

• Historical Allusion

• Metaphor

• Biblical Allusion

• Alliteration

Which of the following does Martin Luther King Jr. caution his people NOT to do?

• use non-violence
• don't be satisfied
• go back to home states and keep working for equality
• be bitter and hateful

"we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream"

• Biblical allusion
• U.S. history allusion
• metaphor
• repetition

"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

• historical allusion
• metaphor
• effect
• simile

What IS Dr. King's dream?

• equality
• wealth
• injustice
• faith

Which of the following is NOT a phrase King repeats?

• "Let freedom ring"
• "I have a dream"
• "Go back to . . ."
• "Always march ahead"

Which of the following is NOT part of King's vision of the future?

• black and white children joining hands
• a symphony of brotherhood
• to work together
• police brutality

An argument that appeals to an audience's emotions.

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Allusion

• Point of view

What is the main purpose of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech?

• A call for equality

• A call for an end to racism

• A call for economic rights

• A call for nonviolent protests