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1. Read Dr. King's speech. Find seven words about which you are unsure and look up their meanings. Write the definitions.

2. Find an example of a simile and a metaphor in Dr. King's speech. Copy them out, and then give a brief explanation of each.

3. Nearly every line of King's speech is filled with powerful images, or "mental pictures," many created by using figures of speech. Images help audiences to feel what speakers/writers want them to feel, help them remember what they have read or heard, and help them understand difficult material. Write a well-developed paragraph telling which of King's images you find most powerful and appealing and explain why this image had meaning for you.

4. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream..." speech is one of the most famous and often quoted speeches of all time. Read the speech again and then make a list of the "dreams" that Martin Luther King expressed in it. Now, think about the things you dream for yourselves, your families, your country, and the world, and express those dreams in your own "I have a dream…" essay. (minimum of three paragraphs)

5. Create a title page: include an illustration and your name. Submit to me completed #'s 1 - 4. This must be neat.