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Identify and label 10 examples of rhetorical devices used in I have a dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Repetition: "I have a dream" is repeated multiple times throughout the speech, emphasizing the importance of the dream and creating a powerful and memorable refrain.

Anaphora: "Now is the time" and "Let freedom ring" are repeated at the beginning of multiple sentences, creating a sense of urgency and encouraging the audience to take action.

Metaphor: "The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges" is a metaphor that compares the Civil Rights movement to a natural force, creating a powerful and memorable image.

Allusion: "Five score years ago" is an allusion to the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, connecting King's speech to the ideals of the American founding fathers.

Personification: "But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt" personifies justice as a bank that can run out of money, creating a powerful image of the struggle for justice.

Chiasmus: "We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality" uses chiasmus to emphasize the contrast between being satisfied and the ongoing horror of police brutality.

Simile: "And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, 'Free at last! free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!'" is a simile that compares the singing of the Negro spiritual to the ringing of a bell, creating a powerful image of unity and freedom.

Hyperbole: "The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people" is a hyperbole that exaggerates the extent of the new militancy in the African American community, drawing attention to the importance of unity and reconciliation.

Antithesis: "We cannot walk alone" and "We cannot turn back" are examples of antithesis, contrasting the idea of walking alone with the idea of unity and progress.

Rhetorical question: "When will you be satisfied?"

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