Langston Hughes poems

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

What is a theme (lesson, message) of both poems?

• Holding onto your dreams and not fulfilling them is the key to happiness

• Fulfilling your dreams will not overcome life's pain and suffering

• Without dreams, life can be bleak and without hope

• It is in your best interest to help others to achieve their dreams

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

• to put off, postpone

• to submit respectfully

Which meaning of barren is found in Dreams?

• unable to bear children

• unable to support growth

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

What is an example of something that could fester?

• the sun

• the snow

• poems

• wounds

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

• dismal

• optimistic

• spontaneity

• hopeful

Langston Hughes is writing about the dreams that belong to:

• the reader

• people without integrity

• MLK

• people who have given up hope