Langston Hughes poems
Authored by Melanie Bauernschmidt
English
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do the poems What Happens to a Dream Deferred? and Dreams contrast?
the first has similes, the second has metaphors
the first has metaphors, the second has similes
the first has figurative language but the second doesn't
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a theme (lesson, message) of both poems?
Holding onto your dreams and not fulfilling them is the key to happiness
Fulfilling your dreams will not overcome life's pain and suffering
Without dreams, life can be bleak and without hope
It is in your best interest to help others to achieve their dreams
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which meaning of defer is found in What happens to a Dream Deferred?
to put off, postpone
to submit respectfully
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which meaning of barren is found in Dreams?
unable to bear children
unable to support growth
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CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
What type of figurative language is NOT found in this excerpt?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
imagery
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
What types of figurative language are found in this excerpt? (Select 2)
simile
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does Langston Hughes use repetition in Dreams?
to emphasize the fact that you should not give up your dreams
to emphasize the fact that dreams hold power over their pursuers
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CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
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