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

Question 86748 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR

Which phrase is an example of anaphora in this passage?

Answer
A
“let freedom ring from”
B
“the prodigious hilltops”
C
“the snow-capped Rockies”
D
“but not only that”

Explanation

Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. In the passage, “let freedom ring from” begins repeated lines naming different places, so it is an example of anaphora; the other choices describe places or introduce an additional point.

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