Harlem Quiz

What type of dream is Hughes's poem "Harlem" about?

• A dream you dream while asleep

• A dream about hopes and wishes

What does the term "deferred" mean and what is the part of speech?

• verb

• noun

• to grow infected

• to put off or delay.

Select the answer that is an example of figurative language.

• stanza

• line

• simile

• literal meaning

What does literal meaning mean?

• The dictionary definition.

• Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition.

• a comparison using like or as.

• a comparison that does not use like or is.

What was the main message, or theme, in Hughes's poem?

• What will happen if you put off dreaming at night.

• what will happen if you put off working towards all your life's hopes and wishes.

• you can't dream at all

• dreams never hardly come true

Choose the answer that is an example of a simile from the poem.

• You are my dream come true.

• Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

• It is a sore on my arm.

• I like that it is a dry raisin.

What are the two things being compared in this simile from the poem?

"Maybe it sags like a heavy load."

• hopes and wishes to a heavy load

• a heavy box and your nightmares

What is the literal meaning of the simile "stink like rotten meat"

• it spoils and smells

• it tastes delicious

• it goes bad but is still really good for you

• it tastes nasty

What is the figurative meaning of the simile "stink like rotten meat"?

• your dreams stink

• you don't really like your dreams

• Your dreams go bad if you don't work toward them

• You work hard to make all you dreams come true

Based o this poem, does Hughes think that deferring a dream leads to anything good?

• yes

• no