ENGLISH QUESTIONS ABOUT MLK SPEECH 1. A key theme in Dr. King’s speech is that America has not lived up to its ideals. Reread paragraphs 4–5, and explain how King develops this theme in these paragraphs.

2.Explain what the text says explicitly. Reread paragraph 6 of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. What vision does King have for change? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

3. Identify Dr. King’s purpose in writing his “I Have a Dream” speech. Then explain how he uses charged language, parallelism, repetition, and analogy to help `achieve that purpose.

Use these guidelines in your writing or discussion.
Identify Dr. King’s specific purpose in writing his “I Have a Dream” speech. What does he want his audience to believe or do?
Identify examples of charged language, or language that appeals to emotions, and explain how they advance Dr. King’s purpose. What emotions might they stir up in his audience?
Identify examples of parallelism, or repeated grammatical structures, and explain how they advance Dr. King’s purpose. What ideas do they emphasize? How do they affect the rhythm of the speech?
Identify examples of repetition, and explain how they advance Dr. King’s purpose. What ideas do they emphasize?
Identify examples of analogy, or comparisons, and explain how they advance Dr. King’s purpose. What similarities or differences do they develop? What ideas do they emphasize?

TIP FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE
Use transitions to guide your reader through your essay and help them focus on your main ideas.
TIP FOR DISCUSSION
Connect your ideas to the ideas of other discussion participants.