📘 MLK Annotated Excerpt + Questions
“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain
shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will
be made straight…”
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Anaphora – “I have a dream…” repeated to build hope and unity.
Parallelism – Balanced structure reinforces equality.
Metaphor – Landscape imagery to symbolize social justice.
Group Questions:
1. Why do you think MLK repeats “I have a dream”? How does it make you feel
as a listener?
2. What do the “valley,” “hill,” and “crooked places” really represent?
3. How do the structure and rhythm of the sentence help MLK's message?
📙 Malala Annotated Excerpt + Questions
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.”
Devices:
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Anaphora – Repetition of “one” emphasizes small things making big change.
Parallelism – Repetition of grammatical structure for rhythm and emphasis.
Metaphor – “Pen” symbolizes education and peaceful action.
Group Questions:
1. How does the repetition of “one” affect the listener?
2. Why does Malala choose a pen as her metaphor? What message is she
sending?
3. Which part of this quote do you find most powerful, and why?