King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

Question 1

Tone is the author's attitude toward his/her

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subject

Question 2

"day in and day out" is an example of

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antithesis

Question 3

The primary appeals King uses in the speech are

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pathos and ethos

Question 4

The building up of passion through the repetition of "when" in the essay is

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palilogia

Question 5

"...freedom is never given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed"

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is an example of antithesis

Question 6

Which of the following is a metaphor King uses for poverty?

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"an airtight cage"

Question 7

Attitude is the speaker's feelings toward his/her

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self

Question 8

"kick and even kill," "speech stammering," "tongue twisted" are all examples of

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alliteration

Question 9

The technique of starting lines with the repeated word or few words is

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anaphora

Question 10

Which of the following is a motif in King's essay?

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time

Question 11

Mood is the feeling of the speaker toward his/her

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audience

Question 12

The closest synonym to "harried" is

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"harassed"

Question 13

"Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?" appeals to

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pathos

Question 14

Who is King's audience?

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Southern clergymen who had criticized him

Question 15

Which of the following is a metaphor King uses for segregation?

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"disease"

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