"A Dream Deferred" Quiz

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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Or fester like a sore— And then run?

How might a dream deferred be “like a sore”?

• It can be irritating until it goes away.

• It can get worse if not tended to.

• It needs attention if its going to heal.

• It requires care or it will become unhealthy.

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Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet?

What is the significance of the of the comparison he speaker is making in these lines?

• Sweets taste good just as dreams make people feel good.

• Sweets that sit out too long go bad, just like unfulfilled dreams.

• Sweets that aren’t eaten go bad, just like unrealistic dreams.

• Sweets are an indulgence just as great dreams are.

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How does the structure the poet uses add meaning to the text?

• The similes allow the reader to picture the effect of each action.

• The metaphors reveal the outcome of postponing one’s desires.

• The rhetorical questions lead the reader to consider the effects of postponing one’s desires.

• The rhetorical questions lead the reader to imagine the outcome for each action.

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What is the theme of the poem?

• Without dreams, we forget what we need to do.

• Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

• Goals are like food and need to be stored properly.

• Postponing one’s deepest desires can lead to destruction.

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complete the analogy: SYRUPY: MOLASSES::

• A itchy: scratch
• B crunchy: chips
• C creamy: smooth
• D cheese: pizza

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complete the analogy: HEAVY: SAGS::

• A brittle: breaks
• B old: stale
• C rain: leaks
• D drip: defrosts

complete the analogy: RAISIN: GRAPE::

• F movie: comedy
• G poet: writer
• H orange: grapefruit
• J prune: plum

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In the poem, the most appropriate synonym for "dream" is

• a. goal.
• b. nightmare.
• c. memory.
• d. fantasy.
• e. reality.

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The use of a metaphor in the last line of the poem serves

• a. to show that Hughes can use more than one poetic device to make his point.
• b. to create a sense of uncertainty because the content of explosion is unknown.
• c. to intensify the message because it complements the first stanza.
• d. a and b
• e. b and c

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