Question

which phrase from martin luther king jr.’s "i have a dream” speech contains the strongest emotional connotations? -“the long night of their captivity” -“one hundred years later” -“the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty” -“and so we've come here today to dramatize”

Answer 1

“One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination; one hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.”

Answer 2

"the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty"

This phrase has the strongest emotional connotation because it details two of the struggles that African Americans are faced with. Loneliness in their plight and poverty. Options B and D do not have any emotional connotations. Option A discusses a long night of captivity but one must infer the emotions whereas Option C directly states them.