Dreams Hugh

Identify the rhyme scheme of the poem.

• A, A, B, B

• A, B, C, D

• A, B, C, B

• A, B, A, B

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is a possible theme of the poem?

• Dreams can lead a person in the wrong direction.

• Dreams can disappoint people.

• Dreams can be difficult to achieve.

• Dreams can give people a purpose in life.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In this poem, how does the poet use figurative language?

• To describe different dreams

• To emphasize the importance of dreams

• To ask what people's dreams are about

• To show where the speaker is while he dreams

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the speaker suggest in both stanzas?

• Dreams can be dangerous things to have.

• Dreams help people live life to the fullest.

• Dreams are not valued by everyone.

• Dreams tend to disappoint people.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the meaning of "barren" in the following:

"Life is a barren field"

• cold

• large

• unproductive

• dry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What line shows repetition

• For if dreams die

• Hold fast to dreams

• That cannot fly

• Life is a barren field

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Life will be easier to handle.

• Life will appear as it is.

• Life will continue as normal.

• Life will be hopeless.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Who wrote Dreams

• Langston Hughes

• Lebron James

• Maya Angelo

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6