"Harlem" from Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes

What is the title of the poem?

• Harlem

• Dream Deferred

• Raisin in the Sun

• Langston Hughes

Who is the author of the poem "Harlem"?

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

• Robert Frost

• Gwendolyn Brooks

Which of the following is a simile used in the poem?

• "Does it explode?"

• "like a raisin in the sun"

• "And then run?"

• "Does it stink?"

What is the main question the poem asks?

• What happens to a dream deferred?

• Why do people dream?

• How do dreams come true?

• Where do dreams go?

Which of the following lines suggests something unpleasant happening to a dream?

• "like a syrupy sweet"

• "like a raisin in the sun"

• "Does it stink like rotten meat?"

• "Maybe it just sags"

Which sense is appealed to in the line "Does it stink like rotten meat?"

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Touch

What is the emotional tone of the poem?

• Joyful

• Hopeful

• Frustrated

• Indifferent

Which of the following best summarizes the theme of the poem?

• Dreams always come true if you work hard.

• Ignoring dreams can have negative consequences.

• Dreams are not important in life.

• Dreams are easy to achieve.

What does the phrase "crust and sugar over—like a syrupy sweet" suggest about a deferred dream?

• It becomes more valuable.

• It becomes forgotten and covered up.

• It becomes sour.

• It disappears completely.

Which figurative language device is used in "like a heavy load"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole