Download Comprehension Questions on Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech and more Cheat Sheet Mathematics in PDF only on Docsity! “I Have a Dream” Comprehension Questions 1. What feelings does Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream" speech stirred you? The feelings I had were sad and mad. 2. Which words does King quote from My Country Tis of Thee? He quotes “ My country ‘ tis of thee , sweet land of liberty , of thee I sing. 3. What message does he send to his audience by quoting those lines? The message he sends to his audience is this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meanings. 4. Connect: How does the mentioning of all those places tie in with his overall message of his speech? It talks about freedom in every state. 5. Why do you think” I Have a Dream” has lived on as one of the best-known speeches in modern history? Because people agreed to his speech and people wanted freedom. 6. Do you think that it deserves this standing? Explain.Yes because during that time a lot of people didn't have rights on what was right for them to do and the I have a dream speech gave them an opportunity to speak out what they feel like was right . 7. In this persuasive speech, what is Martin Luther King Jr., trying to persuade his audience to do it? He is trying to persuade people to have freedom and to have rights , he is trying to get people to believe . 8. In what ways does King appeal to emotion in his speech? How does his appeal to reason? Explain.It causes a lot of argument and his speech reveals a lot of emotions and struggles people were going through . 9. Give me an example of repetition, and an analogy from the speech. “ let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York “. 10. Identify a passage in which King uses emotionally charged language as a persuasive technique. What specific purpose do you think he had in using such language? Paragraph 5 11. Describe the emotional effect of the words King uses in his passage. The emotional effect word of negro is that they didnt have rights and we have them now. 12. Do you think that his speech is effective? Explain. Yes , because his speech was very Truthful and helpful for freedom .