Rhetorical Device
Biblical References
Combined/General Themes
100

"I have a dream, that one day............I have a dream, that one day," is an example of what rhetorical device?

Anaphora

100

"Free at last! Free at last!" Mirrors what Biblical reference?

Galatians

100

"One hundred years later the life of the Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." Is a type of what

Personification 

200

"my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Is what rhetorical device?

Pathos
200

When MLK said "It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity." Other than colored people who could he also have been thinking about?

Israelites 

200

"a state sweltering with the heat of injustice" Is a type of what

Alliteration 

300

"every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low..." Is what rhetorical device?

Allusion

300

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." Is found where in the Bible?

Deuteronomy 

300

"Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee." What patriotic hymn does this reference?

"My Country, 'Tis of Thee"

400

"This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves..." Is what rhetorical device?

Metaphor or Symbolism

400

"we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream." Is found where in the Bible.

Amos

400

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Is found in?????

The Declaration of Independence

500

"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice." Is what rhetorical device?

Antithesis 

500

"every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low..." is found where in the Bible?

Isaiah 

500

"we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream" Is a type of what?

Hyperbole

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