Rhetorical Devices
Using the same words repeatedly to make a point
What is repetition
Name one document Dr. King references in his speech
Declaration of Independence or Emmacipation Proclamation
Define CREED
A beleif or set of values
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?
Washington Monument
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 African Americans. D. He wants America to apologize for the evils of slavery.
C
Repeating the same idea in different words
restatement
Name one past president Dr. King eludes to through his document and opening of the speech
Abraham Lincoln
Define "manacles of segregation"
The handcuffs of segregation. It was an analogy that Dr. King used to refer to the crippling effects of segregation.
Why do you think Dr. King refers to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in his speech?
He wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights.
If Elizabeth C. Stanton and Lucretia Mott in the Declaration of Sentiments advocated for Gender Equality, then in his speech, Dr. King advocated for what kind of equality?
Racial equality
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?
defaulting on a financial agreement
a bad check
Define Hallowed
sacred
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.
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
Hope and Optimism
How much time had passed since African Americans had been freed from slavery when Dr. King gave his speech?
5 scores years- one score is 20 years, so a total of 100 years. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln.
What is a Lynching
A public execution against the law, with no due process, done by a mob, very brutal.
When Dr. King tells his audience, “Let us not wallow in the valley of despair,” what is he urging them to do?
He wants them to feel hope that the present situation will change.
Which of the horrible treatments Dr. King denounced in his speech do African Americans still suffer today?
Police Brutality
What is a rhetorical device
patterns of words or grammar to evoke emotions or to make points
Describe why this is a momentous event
# of people, blacks speaking out against white america, jim crow, televised, ect
Define Defaulted
to not pay a debt or not honor an agreement/vow/law/promise
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”?
Racial discrimination and injustice will end.
What did Dr. King mean when he says, "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred"?
He explains it in the paragraph that follows that passage, "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence" (3).