Question

“Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. 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. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What method of organization did the author use?

Answer 1

What is an example of anaphora in this passage?: the repetition of One hundred years later

What is emphasized by the use of anaphora in this passage?: the long history....

Answer 2

He used the compare-contrast pattern.

Starting from the point in history when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, he talks about its significance for the black race. Then, he jumps to the present moment, comparing and contrasting it. 100 years later, he says, Negros should be free, but they are not. Instead of being free, they are lonely, isolated, and forgotten.