Themes
This theme in “I Have a Dream” focuses on fair treatment for all people.
What is equality?
A comparison using “like” or “as” is called this.
What is a simile?
An appeal to logic and facts is called this.
What is logos?
This term describes the overall feeling of a story.
What is mood?
The seventh man’s story is meant to help others overcome this.
What is fear?
The seventh man’s story is mainly about overcoming this emotion.
What is fear?
Repeating the same word or phrase for emphasis is known as this.
What is repetition?
When a speaker uses their credibility to persuade, they are using this appeal.
What is ethos?
Words like “freedom” and “justice” in “I Have a Dream” create this tone.
What is a hopeful tone?
In “The Seventh Man,” the giant wave symbolizes this.
What is fear or guilt?
Dr. King promotes this type of peaceful protest in his speeches.
What is nonviolent resistance?
Dr. King’s reference to the Declaration of Independence is an example of this device.
What is an allusion?
This rhetorical appeal targets the audience's emotions.
What is pathos?
The phrase “a giant wave rose up, dark and cold” in “The Seventh Man” creates this mood.
What is a fearful mood?
Dr. King refers to “unalienable rights” from this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The dream of achieving success and freedom for everyone is known as this.
What is the American Dream?
“Meeting physical force with soul force” is an example of this literary device.
What is a metaphor?
Asking a question to make a point, not to get an answer, uses this technique.
What is a rhetorical question?
Dr. King’s tone when addressing the white church’s leadership in “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is this.
What is a critical tone?
According to Dr. King, unjust laws should be broken through this method.
What is nonviolent resistance?
In “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Dr. King discusses the moral difference between these two types of laws.
What are just and unjust laws?
The exaggerated description of the wave in “The Seventh Man” is an example of this device.
What is hyperbole?
Dr. King’s comparison of waiting for justice to a “boiling tea kettle” is an example of this device.
What is an analogy?
Choosing urgent and impactful words in persuasive writing creates this kind of diction.
What is urgent diction?
By the end of “The Seventh Man,” this has changed about his understanding of fear.
What is his perspective or his willingness to confront it?