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Project WhistleStop "Show Me" Learning Lesson: Rhetorical Devices in a Primary Source, Questions
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PART I
Answer these question after the video of the "I Have a Dream Speech."
Dr. King uses the rhetorical device of allusion (a reference to something
well known and
familiar.)
1. List four allusions Dr. King uses, the source of each one.
A)
B)
C)
D)
2. Explain why you think Dr. King used allusions.
Another rhetorical device King uses is repetition of key phrases and words for emphasis.
3. Besides "I have a dream," name one other phrase that is repeated
and explain why its repetition is effective.
Dr. King probably had several persuasive aims for his speech. Remember that
he was speaking to the 200,000 marchers gathered to hear him, the legislators
in the Capitol, and the rest of the country who learned of the speech through
the news media.
4. What do you think he was trying to persuade each of these groups to do?
A) Marchers
B) Legislators
C) Rest of the Country
PART II
Write a letter to Dr. King as if you had been there when he delivered his now
famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Write a paragraph that tells him your
reaction to his speech.Quote at least one rhetorical device he used and tell
him how his use of this device affected you. Your letter should use appropriate
grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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