Analysis
King repeats this phrase throughout the speech to emphasize his vision for the future.
I have a dream
These are example of what literary device?
“...trials and tribulations…”
"“...discipline and dignity.”
Alliteration
How does the idea that the benefits of racial equality will occur only as the result of effort and work connect to the speech?
It is the central claim of speech
The speech was delivered during this major 1963 event in Washington, D.C.
What is the March on Washington
King shows credibility as a preacher and civil rights leader, an example of this appeal.
ethos
Does Dr. King want people to be violent in their acts towards equality?
No
“America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’” is what figurative language?
metaphor
, Dr. King appeals to his audience by connecting with their — what? What does he not want his audience to give up?
Their sense of decency and hopes for the future
King begins with “Five score years ago,” alluding to this president’s famous speech.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation…” appeals to this.
Pathos
One of the main themes is that America must live up to these founding promises.
equality, freedom, justice
What figurative language is this quote “No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Why does Dr. King use examples and descriptions of the problems caused by racial inequality?
To support his claims
“bad check” metaphor refers to these two American Seminal documents that promised equality.
What are the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
Quoting the Declaration of Independence is an appeal to this.
logos
The overall tone of the speech is best described as this.
Hopeful, inspiration
What type of figurative language is "The manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.”
metaphor
Why does Dr. King speak at the Lincoln memorial and talk about emancipation proclamation?
To show how Lincoln wanted equality
To show it has been 100 years and still no equality
The speech was delivered in front of this national monument
What is the Lincoln Memorial
King warns that waiting for gradual change is like taking “the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.” Which appeal is this?
logos
Parallelism is the repetition of a grammatical structure or pattern in a series of phrases or sentences. What is the parallelism in this quote:
"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy; now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice; now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood..."
Now is the time
These are examples of what literary element?
"“Rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.”
"“Lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
Juxtaposition
“This note was a promise that all men… would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” this quote is to support what claim?
All men were promised equality
King’s vision for racial justice was connected to this major piece of legislation passed in 1964
What is the Civil Rights Act
Using biblical imagery like “justice rolls down like waters” appeals to both pathos and this rhetorical element.
ethos