MLK speech
The belief that African Americans should not be denied their civil rights and everyone should be relentless in the nonviolent fight for freedom is the _________of King's speech
What is the central idea?
Baker went here and saw what it was like to be free
What is France?
the speaker is telling her son about this
What is the difficulties of life and how to persevere?
Main theme of the poem
What is dignity is worth fighting for even if death is the price?
he is crazy like a fox
What is a simile?
Type of figurative language used when King mentions the Emancipation Proclamation
What is an allusion?
This happens when Baker gets mad
What is she opens her big mouth?
the central metaphor in the poem
What is a tiring climb up a beat up staircase?
McKay uses loaded language, also know as _______, to portray the enemy
What is diction?
her smile is a sunrise
What is a metaphor?
"Now is the time", "We cannot be satisfied", "I have a dream" are example of this in King's speech
What is repetition?
The American government said this about Josephine when she told the truth
What is she is a communist?
theme of the poem
What is persevere when life gets hard?
The tone of the poem
What is inspirational?
the leaves dance in the breeze
What is personification?
What is allusion?
What is metaphor?
What is simile?
What is personification?
Baker believes that this is the most important thing for young people to do
What is get an education?
one example of figurative language from the poem
What is metaphor?
What is imagery?
Making their mock at our accursed lot is an example of this
What is alliteration?
"mirror, mirror on the wall" in the Same Song by Pat Mora
What is an allusion to Snow White?
Name two allusions to other texts that MLK uses in his speech
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is The Bible?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Two themes that Baker explores in her speech
What is freedom and equality?
what is unity and collective action?
What is the power of education?
What is perseverance to overcome injustice?
Author
Who is Langston Hughes?
Author
Who is Claude McKay?
one type of figurative language seen in the poem We Wear the Mask
What is metaphor?
What is personification?
What is imagery?