National Poetry Month Poem of the Day: "Dreams" by Langston Hughes

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English - April 14, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 4.32 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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If I were writing a poetry analysis, I would begin with the poem's theme: (1) In "Dreams" Langston Hughes uses figurative language to stress the importance of having dreams; or (2) In "Dreams" Langston Hughes uses metaphors to show how miserable a life without dreams becomes; or (3) In "Dreams" Langston Hughes uses personification and imagery to contrast a life with dreams and a life without dreams.

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Poetry Collections at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com Figurative Language in Poetry Lesson Plan "Dreams" and "What Happens to a Dream Deferred" Blog Post Langston Hughes Page at ELACommonCoreLessonPlans.com