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Dreams by Langston Hughes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Identify the ryhme scheme of the poem.

a)

A,A,B,B

b)

A,B,C,D

c)

A,B,C,B

d)

A,B,A,B

2.

What is the possible theme of the poem?

a)

Dreams can lead a person in the wrong direction.

b)

Dreams can disappoint people.

c)

Dreams can be difficult to achieve.

d)

Dreams can give people a purpose in life.

3.

In this poem, how does the poem use figurative langauge?

a)

To describe different dreams.

b)

To ask what people's dreams are about.

c)

To emphasize the importance of dreams.

d)

To show where he speaker is while he dreams.

4.

What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas?

a)

Dreams can be dangerous things to have.

b)

Dreams are not valued by everyone.

c)

Dreams help people live life to the fullest.

d)

Dreams tend to disappoint people.

5.

What is the meaning of ''barren'' in the following: ''Life is a barren field.''

a)

Cold

b)

Large

c)

Unproductive

d)

Dry

6.

What line shows repetition?

a)

For if dreams die

b)

That cannot fly

c)

Hold fast to dreams

d)

Life is a barren field

7.

Which definition of fast is used in the first line of the poem?

fast (fast) adv.

1) with speed; quickly

2) in a firm and secure manner; tightly

3) ahead of the present time

4) in a wild or reckless fashion

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

8.

What literary device does Langston Hughes use in his poem ''Dreams'' to help paint a picture for readers?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

9.

According to ''Dreams,'' what will happen if our dreams die?

a)

Life will be easier to handle.

b)

Life will continue as normal.

c)

Life will appear as it is.

d)

Life will be hopeless.

10.

Who wrote ''Dreams''?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Maya Angelo

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

Charles Bukowski