As I Grew Older - English Poem

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Who is the speaker of the poem?

• Langston Lord

• Langston Hughes

• Langston Harris

What did the speaker have a long time ago?

• A friend

• A wall

• Despair

• A dream

What line does this picture describe?

• It was a long time ago

• Bright like a sun

• My hands! My dark hands!

• Find my dream!

What is the speaker’s dream?

• To make music

• To achieve racial equality

• To break down the wall

• To bulld a wall

Please complete the line from the poem with the correct word:

Break through the ______!

What does "shatter" mean?

• shower

• break into pieces

• show

• drop

The image of light is a __________ for the speaker’s dream.

The picture describes

• what hides the speaker’s dream

• the sun and the light

• what the speaker dreams about

• what the speaker wants to break

How does the poem make you feel?

• Optimistic

• Pessimistic

• Angry

• Confused