Dream Poem by Langston Hughes

The title of the poem is ________

The poet's name is ___________

• Langston Hughes

• Hugh Langston

• Langston Huge

• Huge Longston

What is the theme of the poem?

• Dreams can be frightening

• Snow can be barren

• Being unable to fly is hard

• Dreams are important

How many lines does the poem have?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 12

How many stanzas are there?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

This is the first four lines of the poem.

What is the rhyme scheme ?

• ABCD

• ABCB

• ABBA

• ACDC

Which of these lines shows how the poet feels about life without dreams?

• "life is a barren field frozen with snow"

• "when dreams go"

• "hold fast to dreams"

• "for if dreams die"

What does the phrase "hold fast" mean in the poem?

• run from

• try to

• hang on to

• forget

"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly"

Is an example of which figure of speech?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

What do you think the poet wants us to learn from this poem?

• To take care of birds and other creatures

• That life is sad and we cannot have hope

• That dreams are for people, not birds

• To always hold on to our dreams