Langston Hughes "..A Dream Deferred" and "Dreams" Quiz

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

What type of emotion is created by the simile in these lines?

• Disgust because the raisin has gone bad

• Anger due to squandered dreams

• Annoyance due to broken promises

• Sadness due to wasted opportunity

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Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet?

What is the significance of the of the comparison the speaker is making in these lines?

• A.Sweets taste good just as dreams make people feel good.

• B.Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams.

• C.Sweets that aren’t eaten go bad, just like unrealistic dreams.

• D.Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are.

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Which of the following lines is an example of imagery focusing the sense of smell?

• a) "And then run?"

• b) "Does it stink like rotten meat?"

• c) "Or crust and sugar over"

• d) "Or does it explode?"

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In the poem, the most appropriate synonym for "dream" is?

• a) memory

• b) wish

• c) goal

• d) fantasy

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Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load

Line 9 and 10 appeal to__________ and ______________ (Select 2)

• a) the sense of taste

• b) the sense of sound

• c) the sense of smell

• d) the sense of sight

• e) the sense of touch

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How does the reader know which line the poet feels most strongly about in "A Dream Deferred"?

• Hughes poses it as a question.

• Hughes starts with this line as the first possible answer.

• Hughes ends with this line by spacing it out and putting it in italics.

• Hughes uses a simile to convey the importance of this particular line.

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Which word choices help emphasize the theme in "Dreams Deferred" that giving up on a dream has negative consequences?

• “What happens to a dream deferred?” (line 1)

• “Raisin in the sun” (line 3)

• “stink” “rotten” “sags” “explode” (lines 6, 9, 11)

• “sugar” “sweet” (lines 7, 8)

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How would "Dream Deferred" be different if it were written in first-person narrative instead of as a poem?

• The reader may not like the poem at all.

• The reader may not feel as free to experience their own emotions as

  Intensely as the author's.

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How do the poems (1)What Happens to a Dream Deferred? and (2) 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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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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