Argument Technique in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech Assignment
Highlight a phrase that is repeated in this passage. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. 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. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. -"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. What phrase is repeated in this passage? A. What idea is emphasized through repetition? B.
A. "go back" B. returning home with a renewed hope
So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. -"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. Which phrase is an example of anaphora in this passage? "let freedom ring from" "the prodigious hilltops" "the snow-capped Rockies" "but not only that"
A. "let freedom ring from"
Highlight one set of words that have opposite emotional connotations. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. -"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. Complete the statements below. In this passage, the word ----A---- has the emotional connotations of misery and discomfort. In this passage, the word ----B---- has the emotional connotations of serenity and safety. By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the ----C---- and the ------D------
A. Sweltering B. Oasis C. Awfulness of inequality D. Wonders of equality
King repeats the phrase "I have a dream" throughout the end of his speech. What is the emotional connotation of "dream" as used in his speech? A. What effect does the repeated phrase "I have a dream" likely have on the listener? B.
A. a feeling of hopefulness and possibility B. It inspires hope that one day life will be better.
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." -"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. Which words in the passage support King's purpose of making listeners believe that they deserve equality? Check all that apply. "architects" "magnificent" "heir" "promise" "guaranteed" "concerned"
C. "heir" D. "promise" E. "guaranteed"
With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. -"I Have a Dream," Martin Luther King Jr. Which phrase uses connotation to support King's purpose of inspiring hope by showing the beauty of an equal society? "with this faith" "a stone of hope" "symphony of brotherhood" "to struggle together"
C. "symphony of brotherhood"
