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analyzing the effect of emotional connotations
highlight one set of words that have opposite emotional connotations.
i have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
i have a dream that one day even the state of mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
-\i have a dream,\ martin luther king jr.
complete the statements below.
in this passage, the word \ \ has the emotional connotations of misery and discomfort.
in this passage, the word \ \ has the emotional connotations of serenity and safety.
by using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, king emphasizes the contrast between the and the
In the passage from "I Have a Dream," "sweltering" evokes discomfort and oppression, while "oasis" suggests peace and safety. King uses these words to contrast the current state of injustice with the future hope of freedom.
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Highlighted set of words: sweltering, oasis
In this passage, the word "sweltering" has the emotional connotations of misery and discomfort.
In this passage, the word "oasis" has the emotional connotations of serenity and safety.
By using these two words with opposite emotional connotations, King emphasizes the contrast between the oppression and the freedom.