Rhetorical Devices
Using the same words repeatedly to make a point
What is repetition
Name another event that happened in 1963 that we've talked about.
What is the Children's Crusade, Medgar Evers' murder, bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church, more than 100 protests in Southern towns, etc.
Define PROSPERITY
What is success, good fortune, wealth, etc.
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 the Lincoln Memorial
About how much time has passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and Dr. King's speech?
What is 100 years (or five score years)
What does "charged language" appeal to?
What are emotions
Name the past president Dr. King mentions in the opening of his speech
Who is Abe Lincoln
Define EXALTED
In his speech, which does Dr. King state as a reminder: to march with anger and rage or with dignity and discipline?
What are dignity and discipline
In what city did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech?
What is Washington D.C.
Repeating a grammatical structure or rhythm of words to create rhythm and momentum
What is parallelism
Dr. King compares the broken promises toward Black Americans to what?
What is a "bad check"
Define HALLOWED
What is sacred
In “I Have a Dream,” King speaks of African Americans “meeting physical force with soul force.” In the context of this speech, what does he mean by that?
What is "rise above" by remaining peaceful - keep the message of the movement in the forefront
Why does Dr. King use so much imagery with his similes and metaphors in the speech?
What is he wants the audience to visualize the power of what he's saying
This is drawing a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
What is simile
Why does Dr. King refer to our country's founding documents (the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence) in his speech?
What is he wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights
Define TRIBULATIONS
What is great trouble, suffering, hard times, etc.
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
The ending of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech evokes a strong feeling of what: hope and optimism or fear and disappointment?
What are hope and optimism
"He is a walking encyclopedia" is an example of what rhetorical device?
What is metaphor
Describe why this is a momentous event
What is the # of people in attendance, Black Americans speaking out against injustice, televised, etc.
Define OPPRESSION
What is cruel or unjust treatment from an authoritative power
Which of the following best identifies the “dream” Dr. King expresses in his speech? That everyone has the right to vote OR liberty and justice for all Americans
What is liberty and justice for all Americans
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 and the playing field will be leveled