Rhetorical Devices and Figurative Language in a Speech
Question 11 • Recovery Content Language Arts 9 - Quarter 2 - 2026/27
Read the excerpt from "Choice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” by Alice Walker.But add to all of these things the one thing that seems to me second to none in importance: He gave us back our heritage. He gave us back our homeland; the bones and dust of our ancestors, who may now sleep within our caring and our hearing. He gave us the blueness of the Georgia sky in autumn as in summer; the colors of the Southern winter as well as glimpses of the green of vacation-time spring. Those of our relatives we used to invite for a visit we now can ask to stay. . . . He gave us full-time use of our own woods, and restored our memories to those of us who were forced to run away, as realities we might each day enjoy and leave for our children.
Answer
A
how King struggled to achieve his goal
B
how little society has changed over time
C
the progress that has been made because of King
D
the work that has yet to be done in the fight for equality
Explanation
Walker describes what King helped people regain: their heritage, homeland, connection to ancestors, and ability to live on and enjoy their land. These are benefits and changes brought about through King’s work, so the passage emphasizes the progress made because of him. It does not focus on his struggles or on how little society has changed.
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