MLK speech

manacles

shackles; handcuffs

languished

suffered a hardship

Grandualism

slow reform

threshold

what must be met for a change to occur

inextricably

not capable of being solved

creed

fundamental belief

interposition

the state of intervening

nullification

to deprive of value

hew

to cut down prodigious: extraordinary in size

unalienable

not to be taken away; not foreign

persuasion

writing mean to convince reads to think or act in a certain way

audience

of a literary work is the person or group of people

charged words

contain strong connotations likely to produce an emotional response

logos

logic, appeals to the audience's reason, building up logical arguments.

ethos

ethics, appeals to the speaker's status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust

pathos

emotions, appeals to the emotions, trying to make the audience feel angry or sympathetic

repetition

is a literary device that involves using the same word or phrase over and over again in a piece of writing or a speech

metaphor

phrase that suggests a resemblance between two unlike things; does not use "like" or "as"

simile

phrase comparing two unlike things using the comparative terms: "like", "as", or "than"

hyperbole

intentional exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

allusion

purposeful reference to another work, literature or art

pillar

an upright supporting part

score

a group or set of twenty

anaphora

the repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

allegory

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

parallelism

refers to the repeated use of phrases, clauses, or sentances that are similar in structure or meaning

what does "five score years" allude to?

Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg address

Who is the "Great American"

Abraham Lincoln

what is the "beacon of hope"?

Emancipation Proclamation

what was the "joyest daybreal to end the long night of their captivity"?

The Emancipation Proclamation

"but 100 years later"

anaphora, alliteration

what does this mean, "lives on a only island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity"?

slaves were not allowed to live on the "island" which is America due to segregation.

6 pillars of the MLK speech

1. Emancipation Proclamation

2. Constitution

3, Gettysburg address

4. Declaration of Independence

5. Bible

6. Shakespeare

What are the unaliable rights?

life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

what is the "check"

Declaration of Independence

"this note was a promise that all men ... the pursuit of happiness"

analogy

"Land where my fathers died ... let freedom ring"

allusion to a song(patriotic appeal)

"Every hill and mountain ... crooked places will be made straight ... the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"

hyperbole

"I have a dream"

anaphora

"Go back to Mississippi ... back to Georgia"

anaphora

"We cannot be satisfied ... a smaller ghetto to a larger one"

anaphora

"We cannot walk alone ... We cannot turn back"

anaphora

"now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children"

analogy / Biblical allusion

"Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."

allusion

what does this mean "a check which has come back marked insufficient funds"?

slaves were never given the rights they were promised

What is the "hallowed spot"?

The Lincoln memorial

what is the "shameful condition"?

segregation or racial injustice

"This sweltering summer of ... of freedom and equality"

allusion

what does this mean "You have been the veterans of creative suffering"?

it is referring to slavery

"You have been the veterans of creative suffering"

metaphor

what did Dr. King say we must have in each other?

Faith

analogy of the promissory note

declaration of independence

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

personification

"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."

metaphor

Why did Dr. King, Jr. use "My Country Tis' of Thee"?

patriotic appeal; remind Americans about the American dream

They have come from all over the country and all walks of life to see him speak

various people

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

anaphora, metaphor

This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.

metaphor

Dr. King, at that time, knows 100% that?

the struggle must continue

In a sense, we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. 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." 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."

personification, extended metaphor

No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

simile

What is the purpose of the metaphor comparing racial injustice to quicksand?

to take immediate action

"Now is the time" and "We cannot be satisfied

anaphora