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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
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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 oppressive, suffering present (injustice and oppression) and the hopeful, peaceful future of freedom and justice.