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Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Rhetorical Devices test

  1. “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Alliteration

B.Anaphora

C.Allusion

D.Extended Metaphor

  1. What the effect does “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation” have in the “I Have a Dream” speech?

A.Compares two unlike things

B.It makes the speech catchy and memorable

C.It is at the beginning of the speech so it stands out

D.It shows equality by quoting Abe Lincoln and referencing a symbolic speech

  1. “One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Anaphora

B.Alliteration

C.Parallelism

D.Extended Metaphor

  1. What effect does “One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” Have on the “I Have a Dream Speech”?

A.The repetition of “One hundred years later…” compares discrimination to time

B.The repetition of “One hundred years later…” repeats the same letter

C.The repetition of “One hundred years later…” is memorable and catchy

D.The repetition of “One hundred years later…” is an exaggeration

  1. “In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check.” … “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Ethos

B.Parallelism

C.Hyperbole

D.Extended metaphor

  1. What effect does, “In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check.” … “This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?

A.MLK exaggerates the Declaration of Independence

B.MLK compares cashing a check to racial justice

C.MLK compares life and liberty to inalienable rights

D.MLK repeats the check to make his point memorable

  1. “It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."” Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Personification

B.Extended Metaphor

C.Hyperbole

D.Logos

  1. What effect does, “It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." Have of the “I Have a Dream” speech?

A.Ethos

B.MLK gives America human qualities

C.MLK compares the check to America

D.A use of an emotional appeal gets the audience’s attention by evoke their feelings

  1. “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.”Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Alliteration

B.Pathos

C.Metaphor

D.Simile

  1. What effect does “We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating "For Whites Only". We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote.” Have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?

A.The repetition sound makes the speech more catchy and memorable

B.The comparison of states proves they will never be satisfied

C.The use of facts makes a logical argument

D.The use of “we” shows an ethical appeal

  1. “Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?

A.Alliteration

B.Anaphora

C.Parallelism

D.Hyperbole

  1. What effect does “Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.” Have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?

A.It ramps up the audience and makes the speech memorable

B.It exaggerations how many places experience racism

C.It is a call to action to go to these places for change

D.It compares the locations to racism

  1. “But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?
  1. Personification
  2. Hyperbole
  3. Allusion
  4. Metonymy
  1. What effect does “But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.” Have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?
  1. These places symbolize places in the United States that experienced severe racism
  2. These places are references to the Emancipation Proclamation
  3. The locations are compared to freedom for a dramatic effect
  4. Pathos is being used because the audience connects to the locations
  1. “No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Is an example of which rhetorical device?
  1. Anaphora
  2. Simile
  3. Metaphor
  4. Allusion
  1. What effect does “No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.” Have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?
  1. Compares justice to water and righteousness to a mighty stream using the work “like”
  2. Compares justice to water and righteousness to a mighty stream without using the word “like” or “as”
  3. Compares freedom to the feeling of satisfaction
  4. Makes an allusion to nature
  1. “And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing” is an example of which rhetorical device?
  1. Personification
  2. Ethos
  3. Extended Metaphor
  4. Hyperbole
  1. What effect does “And when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing” have on the “I Have a Dream” speech?
  1. MLK exaggerates how many people need to agree with equality and join together in order for justice to happen.
  2. The repetition amps up the audience
  3. MLK compares places to children
  4. MLK uses an ethical appeal by naming exact locations