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Which phrase in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is an example of an allusion?

with its vicious racists

the great vaults of opportunity

let freedom ring from every hill

the solid rock of brotherhood

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entertain readers

strengthen their reasoning

quote great writers

provide scientific evidence

Read this line from Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" speech.It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note....

emotion.

character.

humor.

logic.

Read the topic sentence, and then read the supporting evidence from the "I Have a Dream" speech.Topic Sentence: King uses words with powerful connotations to help readers understand his point of view.Evidence: "The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.”

According to Dr. King, there is a large storm coming because of the unfairness in the nation.

According to Dr. King, the United States should look forward to a bright and happy future.

Dr. King uses the words “whirlwinds” and “shake” to help readers understand that a dramatic change is coming to the nation.

Dr. King uses the words “revolt” and “continue” to help readers understand how frightening the future will be.

personal opinionpolitical argumentsexamples from the textquotes from other readers

personal opinion

political arguments

examples from the text

quotes from other readers

Hector has written this topic sentence.Dr. King’s "I Have a Dream” speech includes many metaphors to show the suffering of Black people.

Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.

And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Language is most objective when based upon

opinion.

beliefs.

thoughts.

evidence.

Which lines in this paragraph can be used as examples of metaphor? Select 3 options.

great trials and tribulations

storms of persecution

winds of police brutality

go back to Georgia

this situation can and will be changed

let us not wallow in the valley of despair

Read the topic sentence.Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech "I Have a Dream” has many brilliant examples of metaphorical language.

brilliant

examples

metaphorical

language

Which techniques are used? Select 3 options.

humor

repetition

connotation

metaphor

personification

Read the lines from the "I Have a Dream" speech.Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.

sunlit

desolate

justice

rise

objectivesubjectivetechnicallight-hearted

objective

subjective

technical

light-hearted

Read the topic sentence.In "I Have a Dream,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. cleverly uses repetition and allusion to make his argument for equality.

cleverly

repetition

argument

equality

Which is an example of objective language?

Readers will certainly be moved and touched by “I Have a Dream.”

Dr. King is the most important historical figure of the 1960s.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech appeals to listeners’ emotions.

His use of repetition can be tiresome, but still powerful.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech.This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning: 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 our hope

mountain of despair

pray together

sing with new meaning

Courtney has written this topic sentence.The "I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses repetition to appeal to the emotions of his audience.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"

And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.

We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s main purpose in giving his "I Have a Dream” speech was to

entertain.

educate.

describe.

persuade.

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