Dream

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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6.5.e

How do the poems What Happens to a Dream Deferred? and 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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6.5.i

Which meaning of defer is found in What happens to a Dream Deferred?

• to put off, postpone

• to submit respectfully

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6.4.c

Why does Langston Hughes use repetition in Dreams?

• to emphasize the fact that you should not give up your dreams

• to emphasize the fact that dreams hold power over their pursuers

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6.5.e

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

• run from

• try to

• hang on to

• forget

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6.5.e

What is the effect of repetition in the poem, "Dreams"?

• To emphasize that you should really hold on to your dreams and chase them.

• To tell the reader that dreams always try and get away

• To make up lines in the poem

• The poet couldn't think of any other line

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6.5.e

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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6.5.g

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)

What does the phrase 'hold fast' mean in the poem, 'Dreams'?

• run from

• try to

• hang on to

• forget

What is the effect of repetition in the poem, 'Dreams'?

• To emphasize that you should really hold on to your dreams and chase them.

• To tell the reader that dreams always try and get away

• To make up lines in the poem

• The poet couldn't think of any other line