Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society. Which are examples of metaphors in this excerpt of King’s speech? Choose three correct answers.
Answer
A
“the life of the Negro”
B
“lonely island of poverty”
C
“chains of discrimination”
D
“ocean of material prosperity”
E
“one hundred years later”
Explanation
“Chains of discrimination” compares discrimination to chains that restrict a person. “Ocean of material prosperity” and “lonely island of poverty” compare economic conditions to features of the sea and an island. These are metaphors because they describe one thing as another without using “like” or “as.”
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