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Teaching Ballad for Martin Luther King, Jr.,1963

Ballad for Martin Luther King, Jr.,1963

A narrative poem celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

J. Patrick Lewis
Cricket Media

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How can figurative language create a feeling in a poem?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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