My initial thesis statement would be:
<em>King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is particularly powerful and effective because of the literary devices that King employs, such as allusions, repetition and analogies.</em>
I would then look at the questions and answer them:
Is your thesis statement one sentence? Yes
Does it answer the question? Yes
Does it use specific words? Yes
Does it take a stand? Yes
Could someone have a different interpretation? Yes
Does it answer “Why does this matter?” or “So what?” No
I would then adjust my thesis so that it answers all the questions:
<em>King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is particularly powerful and effective because of the literary devices that King employs, such as allusions, repetition and analogies, developing the idea of the importance of the civil rights movement.</em>