American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream

American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I Have a Dream

How does Dr. King employ the following rhetorical devices in his speech?

Allusion
Amplification
Analogy
Metaphor
Simile
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Pacing

The Iliad

etext of The Iliad 

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The Iliad - Developmental Activity 

Choose one of the following episodes from the Iliad -

•1. Agamemnon's argument with Achilles

•2. Andromache's pleading with Hector

•3. The death of Hector

•4. Andromache's mourning

After choosing an episode, please complete one of the following assignments.

•1. Create a storyboard and video reenactment to display for the class - use at least 5 authentic lines in your video production. Publish your video to the web and share via ClassBlog121,

•2. Create and present a photo mosaic describing why you chose this scene to recreate and using at least 5 lines of text to explain the photographs.  Publish to the web and share using ClassBlog121.

•3. Create and present an artistic rendering describing how a minimum of 5 lines influenced your artwork.  Share on the web with ClassBlog121.

•4. Perform a dramatic reading incorporating 50 lines from the play and explain why you chose those lines.

Poetry Terms

Alliteration
Assonance
Blank verse
Consonance
Couplet
Diction
Figurative language
Free verse
Iambic pentameter
Meter
Invented words
Lyric poetry
Metaphor
Narrative poetry
Paradox
Patterned verse
Personification
Repetition
Rhyme
Rhythm
Simile
Sonnet
Symbol

Poetry/Lyric Analysis

• Read the poem/lyrics three times - at least once aloud
• Literal Interpretation
• Figurative Interpretation
• Apply 5 of the poetry terms to your poem - with explanation
• Create a visual interpretation of the poem/lyric