
Dreams by Langston Hughes
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Kristen Litchfield
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- Langston Hughes
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
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Type here
What does this mean?
“A broken-winged bird that cannot fly”
(lines 3-4)
Image being painted for the reader
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Type here
What does this mean?
“A barren field frozen with snow”
(lines 7-8)
Image being painted for the reader
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Multiple Choice
The speaker believes that dreams lost:
Grow more powerful
Stay alive with enough hope
Never truly disappear
Will be changed in a negative way
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Multiple Choice
Which type of figurative language is used in the line below:
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly."
simile
pun
metaphor
repetition
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Multiple Choice
Which type of figurative language is used the in the line below:
"Life is a barren field frozen with snow."
alliteration
flashback
simile
metaphor
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Multiple Choice
What is a possible theme of the poem?
Dreams can lead a person in the wrong direction.
Dreams can be difficult to achieve.
Dreams can give people a purpose in life.
Dreams can disappoint people.
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Multiple Choice
In this poem, what types of figurative language were used?
similes and idioms
cliches and irony
metaphors and repetition
onomatopoeia and puns
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Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of "barren" in the following:
"Life is a barren field"
cold
large
dry
empty
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