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What is an example of an allusion in Dr Kings speech?
"Five score years ago" The sweet land of liberty song "Free at last, free at last" "Thank the lord were free at last!"
Five score years ago is an an allusion to what or whom?
this is an allusion to Abraham lincloln's speech when he said 4 score and 7 years ago because that speech involved Lincoln arguing that all men are created equal and martin Luther king is pretty much referring to the same thing.
What does 'four score and seven years' mean?
Four score and seven years = 87 years. A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle. Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".
Who said Five score years ago on there speech?
martin luther king jr.
How long did martin Luther kings i have a dream speech go on for?
His I have a dream speech was on Augest 8, 1963! There for it was 48 years ago.
What is an example of an allusion in Dr Kings speech?
"Five score years ago" The sweet land of liberty song "Free at last, free at last" "Thank the lord were free at last!"
Five score years ago is an an allusion to what or whom?
this is an allusion to Abraham lincloln's speech when he said 4 score and 7 years ago because that speech involved Lincoln arguing that all men are created equal and martin Luther king is pretty much referring to the same thing.
What does 'four score and seven years' mean?
Four score and seven years = 87 years. A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle. Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".
When Lincoln mentioned a score of years he meant?
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.
What does religious allusion mean?
An allusion is reference within a literary work to a famous, historical, or biblical person or event that is outside of that literary work. The reference can often be indirect and is usually used to explain or clarify something in the text. Some examples are "My next door neighbour has Scrooge Syndrome." (allusion to Ebeneezer Scrooge of the book "A Christmas Carol"). "He can make his own lunch. He's a grown man. Don't indulge his Peter Pan complex." (allusion to Peter Pan).
What did President Lincoln say about four score and seven years in his famous speech?
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In a speech a modern political leader makes a passing reference to the Trojan was which took place hunderds of years ago this would be an example of?
Allusion
What famous speech begins with Four score and seven years ago?
That was the Gettysburg Address.
Who said Five score years ago on there speech?
martin luther king jr.
Why did Lincoln open his speech with four score and seven years ago?
Four score and seven=87 87 years prior to the Gettysburg address, was the American Revolution.
In a speech a modern political leader makes a passing reference to the Trojan War which took place a hundred years ago this would be an example of?
allusion
In a speech a modern political leader makes a passing reference to the Trojan War which took place hundreds of years ago This would be an example of?
Allusion
