MLK Speech Rhetoric

Repeating an grammatical form or the way phrases are worded such as "manacles of segregation" and "chains of discrimination" is an example of what rhetorical device?

• repetition

• prepositional phrase

• parallel structure (parallelism)

• analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why is the location of King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech significant?

• The Washington Mall has plenty of room for everyone there.

• The steps provided a natural platform, so he could be seen by the crowd.

• Lincoln is referenced in the speech, and he is a hero to the African-Americans in the crowd.

• It was convenient, but not necessarily significant in any way.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

As the speech comes to a close, Dr. King makes a significant change in his tone. Which tone words best describe that change in tone from the beginning of the speech to the end.

• from lighthearted to serious

• from defiant to righteous

• from serious to uplifting and hopeful

• from confident to aggrieved

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

At the end of the speech King lists states from across the country. Then, he lists Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. What was his purpose in listing those states in particular to "Let Freedom Ring?"

• Many in the audience were from Mississippi, itself.

• He didn't want to offend Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio by saying they wouldn't let freedom ring.

• Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi have more mountains.

• Those states were examples of those states that practiced segregation.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Using the words, dark and desolate valley, high plane of dignity and discipline... are examples of what literary aspect?

• allusion

• alliteration

• rhetorical question

• repetition

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In paragraph 9, King states, "When will you be satisfied?" What rhetorical device is being used?

• allusion

• alliteration

• rhetorical question

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In paragraph two, King makes this statement, "This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope..." This is an example of what?

• repetition

• rhetorical question

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In paragraph two, King states, "Five score years ago..." what type of rhetorical or literary device is this?

• allusion

• repetition

• metaphor

• rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In paragraph three, King states, "On hundred years later... One hundred years later... One hundred years later..." and then in paragraph five, King states, " Now is the time... Now is the time... Now is the time..." What rhetorical and literary device is being used?

• allusion and repetition

• repetition and parallel structure

• parallel structure and allusion

• metaphor and parallel structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In paragraph five, King compares the struggle for freedom to cashing a check marked "insufficient funds" what literary device is he using?

• Hyperbole

• antithesis

• analogy

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5