Exploring Dreams Through Langston Hughes' Poem
Delve into the significance of dreams through Langston Hughes' poem "Dreams," where the poet emphasizes the importance of holding onto one's aspirations. Hughes vividly illustrates the stark contrast between a life filled with dreams and one devoid of them, using powerful metaphors to convey his message. Join this exploration of how dreams shape our existence and fuel our hopes for the future.
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Class 4 SUBJECT - ENGLISH READER CHAPTER 8 DREAMS PowerPoint content created by Miss Rubino Teacher, Grace Academy.
Video- Dreams Dreams by Langston Hughes (read by Gilberto Graywolf) https://youtu.be/2f7td3Vk45o
Do you have a Dream? Do you think it s important to have a Dream?
'Dreams' by Langston Hughes encourages readers to hold fast to their desires and goals.
The Poet believes that without Dreams, life is bleak and without hope
What do you think will happen to a person without Dreams?
In the poem Hughes employs the use of a metaphor more than once. A metaphor is a word that may have a different meaning.
He compares life to; a broken-winged bird and a barren and frozen field.
*Metaphor is an expression, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object
A metaphor- (lines 3 and 4), compares life to "a broken- winged bird / That cannot fly It portrays dreams as something incredibly important, to one's ability to live a fulfilling life.
Dreams Dreams Hold fast to dreams 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. -Langston Hughes
What will happen to a bird with a broken wing?
Hughes suggests that a dream can permanently go away and if that happens, then, it can leave a person like a bird without wings: going nowhere and unable to do what one is meant to do.
Another metaphor compares life to "a barren field / Frozen with snow" (lines 7 8).
Dreams Dreams Hold fast to dreams 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. -Langston Hughes
Nothing grows in such a field, just like a person cannot grow without dreams. Their life becomes empty and cold.
Textual Exercise Page 66 A.Questions 1. What metaphor is used in the first stanza? 2. Which words create a sad or unhappy feeling? 3. What metaphor is used in the second stanza? 4. What is your dream?
Textual Exercise Page 66 B. Reference to context. Read these lines from the poem, then answer the questions. 1. Hold fast to dreams a. Find a suitable synonym for the word 'dreams . b. Write a sentence that conveys the same meaning but uses different words. 2. Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. a. What are fields usually used for and why can't this happen in the field that is described in these lines? b. The writer is using the idea of this type of field to describe a life. Write a few sentences to describe a life without dreams.
Textual Exercise Page 67 3. Using the structure and rhythm of the poem,create a positive stanza about what a life full of dreams is like: For when dreams stay Life is a _____________
Textual Exercise Page Answer 66 A. Questions 1. What metaphor is used in the first stanza? Ans. In the first stanza the poet uses the metaphor "a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly to compare life without dreams. 2. Which words create a sad or unhappy feeling? Ans. The words die, broken and barren creates a sad and unhappy feeling. 3. What metaphor is used in the second stanza? Ans. In the second stanza, the poet uses the metaphor "a barren field / Frozen with snow to compare life without dreams where one becomes empty and cold without dreams. 4. What is your dream? Ans. My dream is .(write your dream)
Textual Exercise Answer Page 66 B. Reference to context. Read these lines from the poem, then answer the questions. 1. Hold fast to dreams a. Find a suitable synonym for the word 'dreams . Ans. Vision b. Write a sentence that conveys the same meaning but uses different words. Ans. Don t let go of your Dreams.
Textual Exercise Answer Page 66 2. Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. a. What are fields usually used for and why can't this happen in the field that is described in these lines? Ans. Fields are usually used for growing crops. Crops cannot grow in fields if the field is frozen with snow. b. The writer is using the idea of this type of field to describe a life. Write a few sentences to describe a life without dreams. Ans. Life without dreams is like a bird without wings. Life without dreams is also like a ship without a sailor.
Textual Exercise Answer Page 67 3. Using the structure and rhythm of the poem,create a positive stanza about what a life full of dreams is like: For when dreams stay Life is a beautiful bird That flies high up the sky.
