Figurative Language
Using the same words repeatedly to make a point
What is repetition
Define PROSPERITY
What is success, good fortune, wealth, etc.
Which of the following best identifies the “dream” Dr. King expresses in his speech? That everyone has the right to vote OR liberty and justice for all Americans
What is liberty and justice for all Americans
About how much time has passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and Dr. King's speech?
What is 100 years (or five score years)
What does "charged language" appeal to?
What are emotions
Define EXALTED
What is MLK's main purpose for writing/giving this speech?
He wants those listening to work to secure civil rights for all Americans
In what city did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech?
What is Washington D.C.
Repeating the same format of words to create rhythm (walking, running, and swimming)
What is parallel structure
Define HALLOWED
What is sacred
In “I Have a Dream,” King speaks of African Americans “meeting physical force with soul force.” In the context of this speech, what does he mean by that?
What is "rise above" the behavior of oppressors instead of responding to abuse with abuse
How many children did Dr. King have?
Four
This is drawing a comparison between two unlike things
What is analogy (will also accept simile or metaphor)
Define TRIBULATIONS
What is great trouble, suffering, hard times, etc.
When Dr. King tells his audience, “Let us not wallow in the valley of despair,” what is he urging them to do?
What is he wants them to feel hope that the present situation will change
The ending of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech evokes a strong feeling of what: hope and optimism or fear and disappointment?
What are hope and optimism
"He is a walking encyclopedia" is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is metaphor
Define OPPRESSION
What is cruel or unjust treatment from an authoritative power
What does Dr. King mean when he says that one day “the rough places will be made plains, and the crooked places will be made straight”?
What is racial discrimination and injustice will end
In front of which building in Washington, D.C., did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech in August 1963?
What is the Lincoln Memorial