Question

Which phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech contains the strongest emotional connotations?


a-“the long night of their captivity”

b-“one hundred years later”

c-“the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty”

d-“and so we've come here today to dramatize”

ITS C took the quiz was right

Answer 1

The phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech which contains the strongest emotional connotations is the follwoing one:

c-“the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty”

The other options show more objective stuff, whereas on letter C there is even the use of a metaphor (lonely island of poverty) in order to arouse emotions. Plus, the word choice is also a display of the dramatic effect Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to achieve with his words so people would be touched and moved: "lonely" and "poverty".

Answer 2

The correct option is $\boxed{\text{c-the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty}}$.

Further Explanation:

Martin Luther King was an American activist who gave one of his speeches "I Have A Dream". The theme of the speech was to focus primarily on the practice of racism and discrimination prevailing in the United States. The speech focused on the civil rights movement. In the initial part of the speech, King gave the reference of the struggles and hardships of the people of America. He referred to the speech given by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address. King presented the view of America to the common people as a united country where freedom and equality exist. King spoke about the discrimination which the blacks have to undergo in the country. King also pointed out the number of promises which the American government had made to the people but there has been no end to the discrimination. Through his speech he wanted the people of America to be aware of such notions. The abuse, maltreatment and the injustice done to the blacks are some of the important appeals of the speech. He pleaded for the equality and end of discrimination for the people of America. King used rhetorical devices in his speech to reach to the maximum people through his speech. The references from the past and the scriptures together made the speech very effective.

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Answer details:

Grade: High school

Subject: English Literature

Chapter: "I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr.

Keywords:

Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream, Abraham Lincoln, civil rights movement, American government.