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Robert Kennedy's "On the Death of Martin Luther King"
Robert Kennedy's "On the Death of Martin Luther King"
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Questions on literary devices, appeals, and historical context for Robert Kennedy's speech.
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Kennedy stated three times, "What we need in..." This is an example of what literary device?
repetition
imagery
irony
2
"Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago..." is an example of ?
alliteration
allusion
metaphor
3
What was the relationship between Robert Kennedy and John F. Kennedy
Father & Son
Cousins
Brothers
4
How does he show his empathy to the audience members?
"I can also feel in my own heart the same kind of feeling."
"Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight"
"you can be filled with bitterness,and with hatred"
5
"Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people." is a?
call to action
logos appeal
weak conclusion
6
When Kennedy says, "Let us dedicate ourselves..." what other famous speech comes to mind?
Gettysburg Address
The Hypocrisy of American Slavery
I Have a Dream
7
What happened exactly two months after the day Kennedy gave this speech?
He was elected senator.
He was elected president.
He was assassinated.
8
He refers to "difficult times" three times. This is an example of which literary device?
rhythm
repetition
rhyme
9
Why did Robert Kennedy change the topic of his speech that day?
Martin Luther King was assassinated that day.
He forgot his other speech in his car.
He realized his other speech was not as good.
President Kennedy was assassinated that day.
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"Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and justice between fellow human beings." is ?
ethos
pathos
logos
