"I Have a Dream" Vocab

a figure of speech that refers to a well-

known story, event, person, or object in

order to make a comparison in the

readers' minds

• decree

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a light set up in a high position as a

warning, signal, or celebration

• beacon

• flashlight

• discord

• flare

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

an official order issued by a legal authority

• command

• disperse

• detrimental

• decree

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

having lost the physical, mental, or moral

qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline (as in behavior)

• differentiate

• degenerate

• separate

• accurate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

disagreement between people; conflict

• distinguish

• discord

• disconnect

• disperse

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to exaggerate the seriousness or

importance of an incident or situation

• dramatize

• recognize

• verbalize

• normalize

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

the freeing of someone from slavery

• proclamation

• anticipation

• emancipation

• annihilation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to raise or make higher; lifted up

• satisified

• committed

• exalted

• uncivilized

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

the state of being banished from one's

native country

• injustice

• exile

• manacles

• languished

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

a small settlement, generally one smaller

than a village

• New York City

• heir

• metropolis

• hamlet

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A