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Co-Host Time

“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers—”

This lesson’s goal is to compare the language of “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers—” to the language of a poem by Langston Hughes and determine which uses metaphor more effectively to inspire.

What poetry techniques does Hughes use?

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We will watch a video in which they will hear Hughes recite the poem and see an image of him. In this version, he combines “Dreams” with another poem called “The Dream Keeper.” 

Think about how the video affects their understanding of “Dreams.”

Craft Question:

Claim

Now that we have analyzed how each poem uses language to inspire, we will write a claim asserting that one of the poems more effectively uses metaphor to inspire than the other. 

How does Hughes’s delivery, his image, and the integration of the other poem affect your understanding of ‘Dreams’?

How “Dreams” uses language to inspire

✓ After comparing and contrasting the language of each poem, write a claim asserting that one of them uses metaphor to inspire more effectively than the other.