dreams by langston hughes

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What is the rhyme scheme for “dreams”

ABCB

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What do the un-rhyming lines represent?

hopelessness, no purpose

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Example of anaphora in dreams

“hold fast to dreams”

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What is the purpose of anaphora in dreams?

to not let go of dreams, because if you do you let go of your purpose

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Two examples of personification from “dreams”

“for if dreams die, and for when dreams go”

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What is the speaker’s tone in “dreams”

wiseful, demanding

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Are dreams nessacery to life?

yes, if you go without dreams you go without a purpose

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What are two metaphors in “dreams”

life without dream to a broken winged bird, life without dreams to a barren field, frozen with snow