I Have a Dream Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around I Have a Dream? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which rhetorical device means repetition of the same syntax in several sentences in a row?
Parallel structure
Anaphora
Hyperbole
Leaving the program
Q. Which quote could best be described as an example of metaphor?
"I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation."
"It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment."
"Charlie don't surf."
"This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice."
Q. Which definition best describes the concept of metaphor?
The comparison of two unlike things to create a powerful image
The hyping up of an unexciting subject
The repetition of the same letter-sound at the beginning of multiple sentences
When a wave breaks both ways
Q. Which statement best defines the concept of anaphora?
Comparisons
Never getting out of the boat
The repetition of the letter at the beginning of multiple sentences in a row
Exaggerating one's accomplishments
Q. In the context of the speech, the repeating phrase "I have a dream" is an example of which rhetorical device?
Simile
Parallel structure and metaphor
Straw-man argument
Horror