I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King

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1. Who does he dream about sitting together on the red hills of Georgia?

2. What does he want to see Mississippi changed into? What figure of speech is this?

3. What is “interposition and nullification”?

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4. What does the word “prodigious” mean? Use it in a sentence.

5. What is a “hamlet”? Use it in a sentence.

Check Your Comprehension

6. In your own words, briefly state King’s dream.

Critical Thinking

7. Why does King mention the name of so many states in his speech?

8. Explain the effect of repeating the phrase, “I have a dream.”

9. To what degree do you think King’s speech was persuasive? What aspects of the speech made it so?

10. If you were to express King’s dream in a drawing or painting, what images would you include?