What is the denotation, or dictionary definition of the word conceded, as it is used in paragraph 2? What is its connotation in the text? Use context to
describe the words connotation in New Directions. Cite specific evidence from
the text to support your answer.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile