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Rhetorical Devices
Background Facts
Vocabulary
The Speech
The Speech II
100
Using the same words repeatedly to make a point
What is repetition
100

Name one document Dr. King references

Declaration of Independence/Emancipation Proclamation

100

To fail to keep a promise or repay

What does Default mean?

100

What year did King deliver his speech? 

What is 1963

100

Which of the following best states Dr. King’s persuasive purpose in “I Have a Dream”? A. He wants everyone in his audience to register to vote. B. He wants Americans to appreciate their heritage more. C. He wants to challenge his audience to improve the civil rights of all Americans. D. He wants America to apologize for the evils of slavery.

C

200
Using sensory words or images
Imagery
200
Name one past president Dr. King eludes to through his document and opening of the speech
Abe Lincoln
200

to cut out

What is Hue

200

What famous address does "5 score years ago" come from?  

What is the Gettysburg Address

200

Which of the following best identifies the “dream” Dr. King expresses in his speech? Everyone has the right to vote OR Liberty and justice for all Americans

Liberty and Justice for All Americans

300

use cold arguments – like data, statistics, or common sense – to convince people of something

What is logos

300
Dr. King compares the broken promises toward blacks to what?
defaulting on a financial agreement/ bad check
300

a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States

Negro Spiritual/Slave song

300

In his speech, which does Dr. King state as a reminder to his own people? To march with anger and hope, or with dignity and discipline.

dignity and discipline

300

The ending of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech evokes a strong feeling of which of the following? A. hope and optimism B. fear and isolation C. joy and doubt D. anger and disappointment

Hope and Optimism

400
Author's attitude toward something
Tone
400
At what event did Dr. King give this speech?
The March on Washington
400

a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time

What is a promissory note

400

Right from the beginning, Martin Luther King brings you back to the beginning of America when the...

Emancipation Proclamation

400

In August 1963, in which of the following cities did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech? A. New York, New York B. Atlanta, Georgia C. Chicago, Illinois D. Washington, D.C.

D. Washington DC

500

the quality of being trusted and believed in

Credibility/Ethos

500

At what memorial did Dr. King give his speech?

 Lincoln Memorial

500

make a sound typical of metallic objects

What is jangle

500

What are the 3 promises of democracy for an American citizen? 

Life, Liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness

500

King says his dream is rooted in this other dream.

The American Dream