Argument Technique in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (Continued)

Question 1

King uses a metaphor to describe despair as a mountain and hope as a stone that can come from that mountain. How does the comparison help King achieve his purpose?

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It illustrates the idea that good can come from a bad situation.

Question 2

For each line from the speech, identify the rhetorical technique that King is using.

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✔ repetition; “I have a dream”:: repetition; “the table of brotherhood”:: metaphor; “sweltering with the heat of oppression”:: connotation

Question 3

✔ metaphorconnotationrepetition

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✔ metaphor

Question 4

metaphor✔ connotationrepetition

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✔ connotation

Question 5

Which rhetorical appeal is King using when he repeats the words “I have a dream”?

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pathos – an appeal to emotion; It creates a feeling of belief that an imagined or desired idea can become a reality.

Question 6

✔ It creates a feeling of belief that an imagined or desired idea can become a reality.It explains a reality that can be easily achieved through a series of steps.It connects King to the audience by explaining that everyone has the same dream.

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✔ It creates a feeling of belief that an imagined or desired idea can become a reality.

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