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Question 8 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. The Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. The emotional connotation of the underlined word helps King express his

Answer
A
outrage.
B
hopefulness.
C
spirituality.
D
indecision.

Explanation

“Languished” suggests suffering and being left in a painful, neglected condition. That emotional connotation supports King’s outrage at the shameful treatment he describes, rather than hopefulness, indecision, or spirituality.

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