Dream

12.An example of metaphor in the poem:

• The speaker compares his days and life to a dream, both are quick and fast and you can't take anything with you.

• The speaker compares the hope to a bird.

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

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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6.4.d

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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6.5.h

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?

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

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

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

• Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are.

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6.5.h

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

• a) memory

• b) wish

• c) goal

• d) fantasy

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6.4.b

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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6.5.e

What is the primary theme of Langston Hughes' poem 'A Dream Deferred'?

• The inevitability of death

• The importance of dreams

• The beauty of nature

• The power of love

In the context of literature, what does the term 'dream' often symbolize?

• A literal dream during sleep

• A future aspiration or goal

• A past memory

• A fictional story

Which of the following sentences uses 'dream' as a metaphor?

• I had a strange dream last night.

• Her life is a dream come true.

• He dreams of becoming a doctor.

• Dreams are important for mental health.