Read the excerpt from the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” by Martin Luther King Jr. and answer the question below.
Which statement about this excerpt is correct?
Select one:
Dr. King uses alliteration because he repeats the word “and.”
Dr. King uses allusion because “the mountaintop” is a reference to a well known Biblical story about Moses crossing the Jordan river to enter the “promised land.”
Dr. King uses hyperbole because he brings up God.
Dr. King uses an anecdote because he brings up a personal story about the time he hiked up Mount Everest.
