Langston Hughes 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

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

What types of figurative language are found in this excerpt? (Select 2)

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

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

Which meaning of barren is found in Dreams?

• unable to bear children

• unable to support growth

Langston Hughes is writing about the dreams that belong to:

• the reader

• people without integrity

• MLK

• people who have given up hope

What term could be used to describe the mood in both poems?

• dismal

• optimistic

• spontaneity

• hopeful

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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6.5h

6.5.h

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

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

What is the central theme of Langston Hughes' poem 'Dreams'?

• A) The importance of holding onto dreams

• B) The inevitability of dreams fading away

• C) The joy of achieving dreams

• D) The fear of dreaming