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A Dream Deferred

A Dream Deferred. b y Langston Hughes. Ms. Pacheco English II: Period 2. LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967). Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist and poet.

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A Dream Deferred

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  1. A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes Ms. Pacheco English II: Period 2

  2. LANGSTON HUGHES (1902-1967) • Langston Hughes was an American poet, novelist and poet. • Hughes is best known for his contributions to the Harlem Renaissance, a literary movement during the 1920’s that recognized and celebrated African American culture through art and literature. • He is best know for his first book of poetry: The Weary Blues, which focused on black themes incorporated jazz rhythms of the era.

  3. Harlem What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? A Dream Deferred

  4. Dramatic Situation: A young man/ woman is prevented from attaining his dream. • Dreams are savory or sweet • Unfulfilled • Can have explosive Outcomes

  5. The speaker in this poem is an African American male or female.

  6. Tone • The tone in this poem is one of melancholy and angst.

  7. Poetical Devices • Line 5: Simile “Does it fest likea sore—” • Line 7: Simile “Does it stink likerotten meat?” • Line 1: Alliteration “What happens to a dream deferred” • Line 8: Assonance “Or does it crust and sugar over—”

  8. Theme • The theme in Langston Hughes’ poem is that dream can turn rotten if it is not fulfilled or put off for too long.

  9. Our Analysis

  10. Line 1“Harlem” • African Americans residing in Harlem (and America at large) experienced oppression. Harlem was the epic center of the Harlem Renaissance.

  11. Line 2“What happens to a Dream Deferred?” • Defer (n.) to put off or delay; to submit to another’s wishes or opinions • Hughes is implying that one must delay the fulfillment of his/her dream— or reconcile oneself to the personal desires of another.

  12. Lines 3-4 “Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?” • A dream deferred may dry up, very much like a grape that loses its essence and turns into a raisin.

  13. Lines 5-6“Or does it fester like a sore/And then run?” • A deferred dream may fester and ooze like a an agitated sore. • It may also “run”—implying the dreamer may abandon the dream altogether.

  14. Lines 7-9 “Does it stink like rotten meat?/ Or crust and sugar over—/ like a syrupy sweet?” • An abandoned dream may smell like rotten meat, implying the dream has spoiled. • It may also take on the quality of something sickly sweet, which means that it has become nauseating and very unappealing to the dreamer.

  15. Lines 10-11“Maybe it just sags/Like a heavy load.” • A deferred dream may weigh the dreamer down like a heavy load. • A dream unfulfilled is burdensomeand it is a ponderous burden that weighs heavily on the dreamer.

  16. Line 12“Or does it explode?” • An oppressed dream may explode. • When someone is repressed too long he or she may rebel.

  17. Final Thoughts: Langston Hughes dreamed for freedom and equality for all human beings. Everyone should have access to their dreams.

  18. Works CitedBroken Dreams. Digital Image. Hageling Grief Recovery.Web. 19 Jan. 2016. http://hagelingriefrecovery.com/can-broken-dreams-cause-grief/.Biography of Langston Hughes. Biographical Sketch. Black History Month 2012.Web. 19 Jan. 2016. http://mije.org/features/black-history-month-2012/langston-hughes.Don’t Carry All the Emotional Weight. Digital Image. Transformed. Web. 22 Jan. 2017. https://www.westernseminary.edu/transformedblog/2012/02/29/dont-carry-all-the-emotional-weight/.Dream Deferred. Digital Image. Clue Cult. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. http://www.cluecult.com/?p=1709.Explosion. Digital Image. Newman Physics/Organization. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2015/54f8851f13594.jp.

  19. Works CitedLangston Hughes Quote. Digital Image. A-Z Quotes. http://www.azquotes.com/author/7013-Langston_Hughes?p=2. Leg Sore Won’t Heal. Digital Image. Health Essentials. Web. 22 January 2017. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2017/06/leg-sores-wont-heal. Portrait of Langston Hughes. Digital Image. University of Illinois. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/g_l/hughes/hughes.htm. The Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro. Digital Image. Guided History by Boston University. Web. 22 January 2017. bu.edu/guidedhistory/2014/12/10/the-harlem-renaissance-and-the-new-negro/.

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