CKLA Poetry Lesson 5 Harlem

Front

What is figurative language?

Back

Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Front

What central question does the poet explore in the poem?

Back

What happens when a dream is postponed or neglected?

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

Front

What does the line 'Or crust and sugar over — like a syrupy sweet?' imply about a deferred dream?

Back

It might get hard and unusable or undoable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using the word like or as.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Front

What image does the poet use to describe a heavy, burdened dream?

Back

Sagging like a heavy load.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What does the phrase 'a raisin in the sun' symbolize in the poem?

Back

A dream that has been neglected or postponed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Front

What is the effect of using sensory language in poetry?

Back

It helps create vivid images and emotions in the reader's mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What does the term 'deferred' mean in the context of dreams?

Back

Postponed or delayed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

How can dreams be described in poetry?

Back

They can be described using imagery, similes, and metaphors.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5