Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in MLK's Speeches

What rhetorical device does Dr. King use extensively in the 'Give Us the Ballot' speech?

• Simile

• Repetition

• Irony

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In the 'Give Us the Ballot' speech, what does Dr. King interpret voting as?

• A way to support the government

• A form of self-advocacy and self-empowerment

• A form of protest

• A method to avoid violence

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What theme is highlighted in the 'Keep Moving from This Mountain' speech?

• Economic equality

• Political reform

• Religious freedom

• Youth empowerment

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Dr. King compare segregation to in the 'Keep Moving from This Mountain' speech?

• A wall

• A malignant force or cancer

• A river

• A storm

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In the 'I Have a Dream' speech, what does Dr. King compare the republic to?

• A legal lending agreement

• A fortress

• A family

• A garden

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Dr. King hope for his children in the 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• They will be wealthy

• They will be politicians

• They will be judged by the content of their character

• They will be famous

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What biblical allusion does Dr. King use in his Nobel Lecture?

• The Promised Land

• The Garden of Eden

• The Tower of Babel

• The Ark of the Covenant

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What rhetorical device involves placing opposing ideas side by side in a parallel fashion?

• Hyperbole

• Antithesis

• Simile

• Metaphor

What does Dr. King use to stress the difficulty and length of the struggle for justice in his Nobel Lecture?

• Statistics

• Imagery

• Personal anecdotes

• Humor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Dr. King create by talking about smoothing out rough plains and leveling mountains?

• A call for rebellion

• An effect of steadiness and rationality

• A feeling of despair

• A sense of urgency

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6