Langston Hughes "..A Dream Deferred" and "Dreams" Flashcard
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English
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6th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'Dreams'?
Back
ABCB
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do the poems 'What Happens to a Dream Deferred?' and 'Dreams' contrast?
Back
The first has similes, the second has metaphors.
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CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why does Langston Hughes use repetition in 'Dreams'?
Back
To emphasize the fact that you should not give up your dreams.
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an example of imagery focusing on the sense of smell in Hughes' poems?
Back
Does it stink like rotten meat?
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CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the comparison in 'Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet?' signify?
Back
Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams.
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CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another, implying a comparison.
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CCSS.RI.5.7
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
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