Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language in a Speech
Question 4 • Language Arts 9 (B) - SHARP 2026
Read the excerpt from "Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Alice Walker.But add to all of these things the one thing that seems to me second to none in importance: He gave us back our heritage. He gave us back our homeland; the bones and dust of our ancestors, who may now sleep within our caring and our hearing. He gave us the blueness of the Georgia sky in autumn as in summer; the colors of the Southern winter as well as glimpses of the green of vacation-time spring. Those of our relatives we used to invite for a visit we now can ask to stay. . . . He gave us full-time use of our own woods, and restored our memories to those of us who were forced to run away, as realities we might each day enjoy and leave for our children.He gave us continuity of place, without which community is ephemeral. He gave us home.
Answer
A
her admiration of King
B
King’s willingness to help
C
King’s vision for the future
D
her gratitude toward King
Explanation
Walker repeatedly describes what King gave Black people: their heritage, homeland, connection to ancestors, and a sense of home. The words “He gave us” and “He gave us home” express appreciation for these gifts, so the excerpt mainly shows her gratitude toward King. It does not focus primarily on his willingness to help or his plans for the future.
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