The poem, "A Dream Deferred," is written by what poet?
Who is Langston Hughes?
100
An implied comparison between two usually unrelated things.
using is/was
What is a metaphor?
100
How many oranges does the speaker have at the end of the poem?
one orange
100
An expression of what a poet thinks and feels and a creative use of words is known as...
What is poetry?
100
a group of lines that form a unit of poetry
What is a stanza?
200
The poem, "A Dream Deferred," is made up of mostly what type of figurative language?
What is similes?
200
A comparison between two usually unrelated things using the word “like” or “as”.
What is a simile?
200
In the poem the speaker puts the orange on the counter because...
He doesn't have another nickel.
200
Pattern of end rhyme in a poem is known as its...
What is rhyme scheme?
200
Unlike stories or essays that are made up of sentences, poems are made up of...
What are lines?
300
In the poem the last question the speaker asks is whether or not the dream does what...
What is explodes?
300
The wind whispered through dry grass is an example of what types of figurative language?
What is personification and alliteration?
300
What type of poem is "Oranges?"
What is a narrative poem?
300
A long poem that tells a story is known as a...
What is a narrative poem?
300
The voice that "talks" to the reader in a poem
What is the speaker/narrator?
400
What does the word deferred mean as used in the poem?
What is to postpone or put on hold?
400
A deliberate overstatement or exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
"Frost crackling beneath my steps, my breath before me, then gone..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
a. imagery
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. simile
What is imagery?
400
Poetry that does not contain regular pattern of rhyme and meter is known as a...
What is free verse?
400
Unlike stories or essays that are broken down into paragraphs, poems are broken down into...
What are stanzas?
500
What is a 'dream deferred'?
a. A dead dream
b. A dream that never had the potential to come true
c. A dream that is put on hold
d. All of the above
What is d/all of the above?
500
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
500
The line "Tiered like bleachers" in the poem is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
500
Is any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject is known as...
What is figurative language?
500
The way the words and lines are arranged in poetry is called the poem's...