Quiz 3.2: Theme, Figurative Language, and Hughes Poetry Alliteration
Question 1 (6 points)
Match each term with its definition.
Personification
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Theme
1.
The message or lesson the author wants you to learn from the text.
2.
His braids stuck out from his head, moving in the breeze like an seaweed floating the water.
3.
The chair groaned under the weight of the large dog.
4.
The smell of the wood smoke, sharp and acrid, floated on the fall breeze.
5.
His heart is a block of ice.
6.
"Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before..."
Question 2 (1 point)
From the poem "Harlem"
In “Harlem”, the first question the speaker asks is “What happens to a dream deferred?’ Based on the context of the poem, what is the best definition for the word deferred?
Question 2 options:
hidden
exploded
put off
fulfilled
Question 3 (1 point)
Consider what you know about the time period before and during the Civil Rights Movement. Why would the poem “Harlem” significant to the African-American community?
Question 3 options:
it represented the African-American view of life in the late 1800s
it represented the migration of African-Americans to Harlem
it represented the postponement of African-American dreams
it represented the migration of black African-Americans to Harlem
Question 4 (1 point)
From the poem "Harlem"
What is a dream deferred?
Question 4 options:
a dead dream
a dream that never had the potential to come true
a dream that is put on hold
all of the above
none of the above
Question 5 (1 point)
From the poem "Dreams"
What literary device the Hughes use in his poem "Dreams to help paint a picture?
Question 5 options:
simile
irony
metaphor
personification
Question 6 (1 point)
According to the poem "Dreams", what will happen if our dreams die?
Question 6 options:
Life will be easier to handle.
Life will appear as it is.
Life will continue as normal.
Life will be hopeless.
Question 7 (1 point)
The poem “Dreams” is very short. What might the length signify?
Question 7 options:
urgency
fear
hostility
joy
Question 8 (1 point)
From the poem "As I Grew Older"
What do the following lines mean?
I lie down in the shadow./No longer the light of my dream before me.
Question 8 options:
The character is cold.
The character is tired.
The character is no longer dreaming during sleep.
The character's hope is lost.
Question 9 (1 point)
From the poem "As I Grew Older"
What does the darkness represent in the poem?
Question 9 options:
despair
discrimination
persecution
inequality
all of the above
Question 10 (1 point)
From the poem "As I Grew Older"
What does the light represent?
Question 10 options:
hope for the future
the dawning of a literal day
ability to achieve dreams
a and c only
none of the above
Question 11 (1 point)
Consider all three poems by Langston Hughes. Which of the statements below best summarizes the theme of the three poems?
Question 11 options:
Dreams are only important when they are achieved.
Dreams are not necessary for a fulfilling life.
Without dreams, life will seem hopeless and dull.
Dreams are only for children.
