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Argument Technique in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (Continued)

Question 7 • EF English 12 - 1st 9 Weeks (New)

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

Answer
A
great trials and tribulations
B
storms of persecution
C
winds of police brutality
D
go back to Georgia
E
this situation can and will be changed
F
let us not wallow in the valley of despair

Explanation

A metaphor describes one thing as if it were another. “Storms of persecution” and “winds of police brutality” portray persecution and police brutality as forces of nature. “Wallow in the valley of despair” presents despair as a physical place someone can be in. “Great trials and tribulations” is figurative, but it is not one of the metaphors identifying hardship with another image here.

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