Letter from Birmingham Jail

Persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Persuading by using logic and reasoning.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because

• their actions were unwise and untimely.

• their letter shows them to be extremists.

• he believes them to be sincere and good.

• he wants his letter to bring about change.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

King states that "Wait" almost always means

• Soon

• Never

• An extended period of time

• Time to procrastinate or delay

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why does King say that they must take direct action rather than negotiate immediately?

• direct action will lead to negotiation

• direct action is more shocking

• direct action will relieve the tension on society

• direct action will calm a situation that is crisis-packed

Read the following excerpt from the text and determine the rhetorical device used:

"In this sense, [the police, when handling demonstrators,] have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. But for what purpose?

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• rhetorical question

Look at the following statement and determine what rhetorical device is used:

"Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."

• Parallelism

• Rhetorical question

• Simile

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Look at the following excerpt and determine the figurative language used:

"Let us hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice qill soon pas away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities..."

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the following excerpt and determine the rhetorical device used:

"...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream..."

• Rhetorical Question

• Allusion

• Simile

• Juxtaposition