Langston Hughes

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

• dismal

• optimistic

• spontaneity

• hopeful

The poet's name is ___________

• Langston Hughes

• Hugh Langston

• Langston Huge

• Huge Longston

What is the rhyme scheme ?

• ABCD

• ABCB

• ABBA

• ACDC

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• The reader

• A narrator

• No-one

• Langston Hughes

Which of these lines shows how the poet feels about life without dreams?

• "life is a barren field frozen with snow"

• "when dreams go"

• "hold fast to dreams"

• "for if dreams die"

What does the phrase "hold fast" mean in the poem?

• run from

• try to

• hang on to

• forget

Which line in the poem is repeated?

• For if dreams die

• Hold fast to dreams

• Life is a broken-winged bird

• Frozen with snow

What is the effect of repetition in the poem?

• To emphasize that you should really hold on to your dreams and chase them.

• To tell the reader that dreams always try and get away

• To make up lines in the poem

• The poet couldn't think of any other line

Which sentence is the best summary of who Langston Hughes was?

• Langston Hughes was a wonderful writer.

• One of the most famous poets of the Harlem Renaissance was Langston Hughes.

• Langston Hughes was a popular African-American writer and main figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

• Langston Hughes had many difficulties throughout his life, but prevailed to become a famous writer during the Harlem Renaissance.

Throughout the poem, what does Hughes reveal about dreams lost?

• It could weigh a person down or make them feel empty inside.

• It could become more beautiful and sweet

• It could feed the soul and explode into further dreams

• It could keep the person hungry for more