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COMPREHENSION
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CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
BONUS QUESTIONS
bonus questions & CONCEPT VOCABULARY
100

What pledge does Dr. King urge his people to make?

TO MARCH AHEAD AND NEVER TURN BACK

100
  • Analyze the following line and explain what idea is King trying to convey: 

‘unearned suffering is redemptive’

  • Suffering ends in liberation from pain
100
  • Name the Rhetorical device used in the following lines:
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  • ‘We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds.’ (Paragraph 5) 

Metaphor

100

OPEN QUESTION:

What does Dr. King mean by the following lines? (0.5 mark)

"Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed."

He is telling people to not lose hope and believe that things will change for the better.

100

MEANING OF PROSPERITY

SUCCESS AND GROWTH

200

According to Martin Luther King , blacks are not given lodgings in any of the motels

true

200
  • Analyze the following line and explain what is King trying to convey:

‘exile in his own homeland’

  • He is saying that black Americans feel like aliens in their own homeland.
200
  • Name the Rhetorical device used in the following lines:
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‘ I have a dream that that one day this nation will rise up. I have a dream that one day we will be equal.’ (Paragraph 17-24) 

repetition

200

OPEN QUESTION

What is the idea of real freedom given by Martin Luther King towards the end of his speech? (0.5 mark)

He believes real freedom comes from consistent effort to break free from the chains of slavery.

200

EXALTED MEANS

ELEVATED OR HIGH RANKING

300

Dr. King believes that one day ....

blacks and whites will live together as brothers with equal rights.

300
  • Analyze King’s emotions for blacks in America
  • He felt that there was an urgent need to fight for rights and earn them as soon as possible
300

  • What are the three persuasive devices used in King’s speech? 

Ethos, Logos ,Pathos

300
  • Analyze King’s reaction to the unfair treatment of the blacks? (0.5 mark)

He is a calm believer of the fact that liberation is near.

300

HALLOWED

A HOLY PLACE

400

Martin Luther King dreams that one day...

difference between whites and blacks will diminish.

400
  • Analyze King’s feelings for his four children , then answer the related question: 

‘I have a dream that they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character’

What is the meaning of these lines: 

  • King believes that one day blacks will get their due respect and recognition
400

Name the Rhetorical device used in the following line: 

‘Lonely island of poverty’:

Emotive language

400
  • Analyze King’s advice to blacks in America? (0.5 mark)

He wants a peaceful protest that leads to a quick change.

400

OPPRESSION

A PERSON DEPRIVED OF ALL HIS RIGHTS

500
  • Define the meaning of  “ Ethos” as being one of the persuasive techniques used by Martin Luther King Jr.?  (1 pt) 

Ethos means appealing to ethics and credibility

500

Define ‘Parallelism’ in a complete sentence. (0.5 mark)

repeating a grammatical structure or an argumentof words to create rhythm and momentum

500
  • How does Martin Luther King Jr. use emotive language in his speech. Write two examples. (2 pts.)

1.seared in flames of whithering injustice

2. manacles of segregation

500

OPEN QUESTION

What is the meaning of an ‘analogy’? Write one complete sentence. (0.5 mark)

Drawing a comparison that shows similarity between two unlike things

500
  • Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? Write two complete sentences.  (2 pts.)

A civil rights activist

A religious leader

600

Who are negros?

Black americans

600

Why do negros need to fight for their rights?

They were discriminated against because of their skin color

600
  • Define the rhetorical device; ‘Repetition’? (1 pt )

Using same words repetitively to unify the speech

600

Martin Luther King was a religious leader.

True

600

When did Martin Luther King Die?

1968