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

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Which words in the passage support King’s purpose of making listeners believe that they deserve equality? Check all that apply.

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“architects”
B
“magnificent”
C
“heir”
D
“promise”
E
“guaranteed”
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“concerned”
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Complete the statements below.

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In this passage, the word “” has the emotional connotations of misery and discomfort.:sweltering
In this passage, the word “” has the emotional connotations of serenity and safety.:oasis
By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the and the .:awfulness of inequality
By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the and the .:wonders of equality
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Complete the statements below.

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In this passage, the word “” has the emotional connotations of misery and discomfort.:sweltering
In this passage, the word “” has the emotional connotations of serenity and safety.:oasis
By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the and the .:awfulness of inequality
By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the and the .:wonders of equality
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stateinjustice✔ oasis

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state
B
injustice
C
✔ oasis
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✔ awfulness of inequalitylives of formerly enslaved peoplestate of Mississippi

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✔ awfulness of inequality
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lives of formerly enslaved people
C
state of Mississippi
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✔ wonders of equalitylives of former slaveholdersrest of the United States

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✔ wonders of equality
B
lives of former slaveholders
C
rest of the United States
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Which phrase uses connotation to support King’s purpose of inspiring hope by showing the beauty of an equal society?

A
“with this faith”
B
“a stone of hope”
C
“symphony of brotherhood”
D
“to struggle together”
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"continue to work"✔ "go back""this situation"

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"continue to work"
B
✔ "go back"
C
"this situation"
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stopping denying African Americans their rights✔ returning home with a renewed hopethinking about how segregation affects the country

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stopping denying African Americans their rights
B
✔ returning home with a renewed hope
C
thinking about how segregation affects the country
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Which phrase is an example of anaphora in this passage?

A
“let freedom ring from”
B
“the prodigious hilltops”
C
“the snow-capped Rockies”
D
“but not only that”
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a feeling of fatigue and exhaustiona feeling of hopelessness and impossibility✔ a feeling of hopefulness and possibility

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a feeling of fatigue and exhaustion
B
a feeling of hopelessness and impossibility
C
✔ a feeling of hopefulness and possibility
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✔ It inspires hope that one day life will be better.It prompts fear that the fight for equality will be difficult.It stirs excitement that the dream has already become a reality.

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✔ It inspires hope that one day life will be better.
B
It prompts fear that the fight for equality will be difficult.
C
It stirs excitement that the dream has already become a reality.

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