Poetry Lesson

What is the rhyming device that is 19 lines long with alternating rhyming patterns?

• villanelle

• slant

• ABAB

• ABBA

The concluding question of the poem, 'Or does it explode?' suggests that a deferred dream could:

• Gradually fade away

• Evaporate like smoke

• Have a sudden and intense outcome

• Transform into something beautiful

According to the poem, what might a deferred dream smell like?

• Warm cinnamon

• Fresh flowers

• Rotten meat

• Raisins

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that does not use like or as

• A time period when many people are interested in big ideas and in creating art, music, and literature

• Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition

• A comparison using the word like or as

What is the central question the poet is exploring in the poem?

• How does a dream come to fruition?

• What happens when a dream is postponed or neglected?

• How does the sun affect dreams?

• What makes a dream like a raisin?

The line 'Or crust and sugar over — like a syrupy sweet?' implies that a deferred dream might:

• get hard and unusable or undoable

• be sweet and delightful

• turn into a pile of junk

• Attract bees and insects

What image does the poet use to describe a heavy, burdened dream?

• Soaring like a bird

• Glowing like a star

• Sagging like a heavy load

• Raisin in the sun

The simile 'Or fester like a sore — And then run?' suggests that a deferred dream may:

• Grow stronger over time

• Transform into a beautiful memory

• Deteriorate and have consequences

• Heal on its own

What is the term for a poem that tells a story?

• A) Sonnet

• B) Haiku

• C) Narrative

• D) Limerick

Which of the following is a common theme in poetry?

• A) Technology

• B) Nature

• C) Mathematics

• D) Cooking