Poetry Group 1

In "Dream Deferred," the lines "Or crust and sugar over--/like a syrupy sweet?"

In "Uncoiling," the speaker's tone is best described as

"What figure of speech does Hughes use in the lines? "Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?"

Which of the following is the main subject of "Uncoiling"?

What is the term for a word whose sound imitates its meaning, as in buzz and hiss?

words not meant literally

Which of the following best defines rhyme scheme?

pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

If you were in a pensive mood, how might a friend describe you?

Prepositions?: Hold fast to dreams/For when dreams go/Life is a barren field/Frozen with snow.

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of the line, "What happens to a dream deferred?"

In the phrase "the murmuring of innumerable bees," which 2 literary devices are used?

If Elaine deferred her trip to India, what did she do?

In "Dreams," Langston Hughes's theme, or central message concerns which of the following?

At the end of "Uncoiling," which of the following happens?

What device does the poet use here? "boulders retreat like crabs/into themselves

"She sighs clouds / head thrown back, eyes closed..." illustrates

In poetry, stanzas are which of the following?

"With thorns, she scratches / on my window, tosses her hair dark with rain. . .

In "Uncoiling," why do the "pale women" sing "lace lullabies"?

Which of the following best defines meter?

In "Dreams," Langston Hughes compares life without dreams to which of the following?

Which of the following is the repetition of consonants as in hip and hop?

What technique do these lines illustrate?

A poem with no set meter or rhyme scheme is an example of which of the following?

Which sentence best summarizes the message of "Dream Deferred"?