MLK IHAD Review

Metaphor

• A list of successive words or phrases with the same/similar grammatical structure.

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A short reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.

• A comparison of two unlike things by speaking about one in terms of the other.

Allusion

• A list of successive words or phrases with the same/similar grammatical structure.

• a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A short reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.

• A comparison of two unlike things by speaking about one in terms of the other.

The intentional reuse of a sound, word, phrase or sentence in order to create an effect.

• Parallelism

• Rhetorical device

• Rhetorical question

• Repetition

Identify the rhetorical device:

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"

• parallelism

• rhetorical question

• allusion

• metaphor

Which of the following answer choices states Dr. King’s main purpose in “I Have a Dream”?

• He wants everyone in his audience to register to vote.

• He wants Americans to appreciate their heritage more.

• He wants his audience to secure civil rights for all Americans.

• He wants white Americans to apologize for the evils of slavery.

Which best describes the main ideas (in order) of King's speech?

• The Problem - His People - The Dream for All

• The Dream - The Problem - A Christian Sermon

• His People - White People - All People

• The Problem - The Dream - Reactions to His Ideas

What is most likely the purpose of the extended metaphor used in paragraph 2?

• To emphasize the idea that the Emancipation Proclamation created a new hope

• To show that many years have passed since there was a cause for hope

• To show why President Lincoln is a hero to many African Americans

• To emphasize the positive results brought about by the abolition of slavery

Reread paragraph 11. In this part of his speech, Dr. King appeals to his audience by connecting with their-

• Experiences with racism and bitterness about it

• Sense of decency and hopes for the future

• Use of logical reasoning and interest in its revelations

• Knowledge of hardships and dread of their continuance

Read the following sentence

Every man, woman, and child deserves equal rights.

What is the best way to revise the sentence to include parallelism for greater impact?

• Everyone deserves equal rights

• Every man, each woman, and all children deserve equal rights

• Equal rights are what every man, woman, and child deserve

• Every man, every woman, and every child deserves equal rights

Which of the following answer choices best identifies the “dream” Dr. King describes in “I Have a Dream”?

• power for the poor and disadvantaged

• more wealth and prosperity for all Americans

• election of more public officials from minority ranks

• liberty and justice for all Americans regardless of race