Gr 8 Poetry: Dreams and The Aliens Have Landed

What is the theme of "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?

• We all dream when we sleep.

• Dreams are only for the old.

• When we don't have goals and dreams, life is meaningless.

• We don't need dreams.

What is the meaning of 'hold fast'?

• Let go of... dreams

• Get on a dreamboat.

• It means hold on to... dreams.

• None of the answers.

Identify the figure of speech. "For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/That cannot fly"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Identify the figure of speech in the following. "For when dreams go/ Life is a barren field/ Frozen with snow."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What rhymes with "die"?

• dreams

• bird

• go

• fly

What is the theme of "The Aliens have Landed"?

• Aliens are scary.

• Aliens are everywhere.

• Teachers are like aliens.

• Aliens will destroy our planet.

The Aliens have Landed. What is the meaning of "distressing" (line2)?

• upsetting or worrying

• too slowly

• loudly

• excited

What is a "flying saucer"?

• a tea cup

• a plate

• a spaceship

• a tennis ball

Choose a synonym for "piloted".

• crashed

• flown or operated by a pilot.

• called

• shouted

Identify the figure of speech. "They landed like a meteor."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole