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What makes King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" powerful and effective?.

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Writing Prompt:

After reading King's letter, answer the question by analyzing how he uses structureand languagepurposefully in his text. Provide specific examples from the text to support your analysis.I. Thesis:In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses devices such as metaphorsand personificationin order to spread awareness about segregation.

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Martin Luther King Jr. uses many metaphors in the letter. The metaphors help the readers experience the meeting her felt in the letter.

A. Example, quote, detail, or fact from the text:

Martin Luther King Jr. compared a thermometer to a Church and a thermostat.

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