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

Question 1

What are examples of metaphors in this passage from King’s speech? Check all that apply.

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C: “desolate valley of segregation”; D: “sunlit path of racial justice”; E: “quicksands of racial injustice”; F: “solid rock of brotherhood”

Question 2

What is the effect of the metaphor "sunlit path of racial justice”?

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B: It conveys that an equal society is a more hopeful society.

Question 3

In this passage, King alludes to .

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C: a song called "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"

Question 4

King includes this allusion to help convey .

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C: his dream of an equal society

Question 5

This allusion supports King’s purpose of .

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A: inspiring hope in people

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