Rhetorical Devices
Using the same words repeatedly to make a point
What is repetition
Name on document Dr. King references
What is Declaration of Independance
Define Desolate
What is unhappy lonely
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 Washington Monument
What is the name of the Speech Dr. King gave on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963?
What is I Have a Dream?
Repeating the same idea in different words
What is restatement
Name one past president Dr. King eludes to through his document and opening of the speech
What is Abe Lincoln
Define default
What is to fail to keep a promise to repay a loan
Why do you think Dr. King refers to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in his speech?
What is He wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights.
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
What is Liberty and Justice for All Americans
Repeating a grammatical structure or rhythm of words to create rhythm and momentum
What is parallelism
Dr. King compares the broken promises toward blacks to what?
What is defaulting on a financial agreement
Define Redemptive
causing freedom or salvation
In his speech, which does Dr. King state as a reminder to his own people? To march with anger a rage, or with dignity and discipline.
What is dignity and discipline
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
What is Hope and Optimism
This is drawing a comparison between two unlike things
What is Analogy
Which amendment freed slaves?
What is 13th Amendment
What is a Degenerate
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.
In August 1963, who was the sitting president?
What is President John F. Kennedy
What is a rhetorical device
What is patterns of words or grammar to evoke emotions or to make points
Describe why this is a monumentous event
What is # of people, blacks speaking out against white america, jim crow, televised, ect
Define Inextricably
What is in a way impossible to untangle
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.
What does the NAACP stand for?
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People