, Answer the Questions, “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.

1. Identify the figurative language in the sentence.

2. Break down the metaphor: What is being to compared to what?? a. Abstract idea compared to concrete image

3. List all the connotations of “sweltering.”

4. List all of the characteristics of an oasis.