1. Alliteration- the repetition of an initial consonant sound.
Allusion- an indirect reference to someone or something.
Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
Simile- figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared.

2. "Five score years ago" is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. This was an appropriate and strong way to begin his speech because Abraham Lincoln was respected and highly thought of for him freeing the slaves after so many long, long years. When you hear Dr. King's opening phrase you immediately think of Lincoln's address and what went on during that time.

3. Declaration of Independence: "... the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."Bible: “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”

4. An example of an alliteration is "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

5. An example of a metaphor “quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality.”

6. An example of a simile “...justice rolls down like waters..."

7. This is an example of a metaphor. This would be an incredibly effective method of moving his audience because it reminds them of what their ancestors had to go through. It is a reminder of how segregation was only a step above freeing the slaves and that if they don't do something about it then they will end up back in the same situation that they have been in for years and years.

8. The phrases "Let freedom ring" and "Go back" are examples of anaphora.

9. The repetition of the phrase "I have a dream" has two effects on Dr. King's audience. First, it showed how this dream of one day everyone becoming equal was not going to happen in the near future because it was just that, a dream. Second, he likely wrote that phrase to inspire the audience and get them to see that someday everyone could be seen as equals.




Understanding the Dream