“I Have a Dream”
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Answer on a separate paper!
- “Five score years ago,” the opening phrase of King’s speech, is an allusion, or reference, to what or whom? Why was this an appropriate and powerful way for King to begin his speech?
- King’s speech contains other allusions in addition to the one with which he opens his speech. Find an allusion to the Declaration of Independence and the Bible.
- Find an example of alliteration in King’s speech.
- Find at least 2 examples of metaphors and explain them.
- Besides the famous “I have a dream” phrase, find 2 other examples of repetition. Why do you think King repeated these phrases?
- In the second paragraph, King says that “the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Why did he choose this specific comparison?
“I Have a Dream”
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Answer on a separate paper!
- “Five score years ago,” the opening phrase of King’s speech, is an allusion, or reference, to what or whom? Why was this an appropriate and powerful way for King to begin his speech?
- King’s speech contains other allusions in addition to the one with which he opens his speech. Find an allusion to the Declaration of Independence and the Bible.
- Find an example of alliteration in King’s speech.
- Find at least 2 examples of metaphors and explain them.
- Besides the famous “I have a dream” phrase, find 2 other examples of repetition. Why do you think King repeated these phrases?
- In the second paragraph, King says that “the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Why did he choose this specific comparison?
“I Have a Dream”
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Answer on a separate paper!
- “Five score years ago,” the opening phrase of King’s speech, is an allusion, or reference, to what or whom? Why was this an appropriate and powerful way for King to begin his speech?
- King’s speech contains other allusions in addition to the one with which he opens his speech. Find an allusion to the Declaration of Independence and the Bible.
- Find an example of alliteration in King’s speech.
- Find at least 2 examples of metaphors and explain them.
- Besides the famous “I have a dream” phrase, find 2 other examples of repetition. Why do you think King repeated these phrases?
- In the second paragraph, King says that “the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Why did he choose this specific comparison?