Langston Hughes

Who is the author of the poem---Mother to Son?

• William Shakespeare

• Langston Hughs

• James Mercer Langston Hughes

• Henry Wordsworth Longfellow

The following are related to the poem---Mother to Son EXCEPT:

• Hardships

• Responses to Hardships

• Mother's Advice

• Complains against hardships

The lines indicate that the stair is _______.

• Firsthand

• long forgotten

• timeworn

• aged

What type of poetry is Mother to Son?

• Lyric poetry

• Dramatic poetry

• Narrative poetry

• Cannot be identified

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

• to put off, postpone

• to submit respectfully

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6.4.c

What type of things did Langston Hughes write?

• commercial and other advertisements

• rap songs

• poems and short stories

• scripts for movies

Langston Hughes is writing about the dreams that belong to:

• the reader

• people without integrity

• MLK

• people who have given up hope

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

In the poem” I, Too” the speaker claims that, “I, too, sing…”

• Harlem

• Brooklyn

• New York

• America

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

• run from

• try to

• hang on to

• forget

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6.5.e