Question

Read the following excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream"
speech:
With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray
together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to
stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free
one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able
to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet
land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let
freedom ring."
Which statement best explains why the parallelism used in this excerpt is
effective?
yes

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. It underscores that unity is needed to achieve civil rights.

Explanation

Martin Luther King Jr's excerpt of his speech called "I have a dream" expresses his dream of having a country where civil rights are respected. In this speech, he uses paralelism because he includes similar structures such as "to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together". Moreover in these Luther King  emphasizes the importance of unity by repeating the word together. From the above, it can be inferred that the correct answer is B. It encourages patriotism by evoking the memory of a childhood song.