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in \i have a dream,\ king speaks of african americans \meeting physical force with soul force.\ in the context of this speech, which answer choice best explains what king means?
he means that african americans should cling to their religion as a solace and support during the difficult fight for civil rights.
he means that african americans should offer hospitality to one another at all times to combat the injustice of segregation in hotels and restaurants.
he means that african americans should rise above the behavior of their oppressors, instead of responding to abuse with abuse.
he means that african americans should never forget the evils done to them by the oppressors, even once full integration is attained.
question 13
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which rhetorical device is represented by dr. kings references to \a check\ and a \promissory note\ in this passage from his \i have a dream\ speech?
in a sense weve come to our nations 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.
analogy
repetition
parallelism
An analogy is a comparison between two things to explain a concept. Here, the rights of African - Americans (represented by the "check" and "promissory note") are compared to a financial transaction. Repetition is the repeated use of a word or phrase. Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures. Since the text is comparing the idea of rights to a financial concept (check and promissory note), it is an analogy.
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