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Vocabulary
Apostrophe
Literary Terms
"Dream Deferred"
"Theme for English B"
100

What was the purpose of YMCA in the poem? 

It is a place for homeless black youth at the time. 

100

___________ time to play a game. 

It's 

100
How can you tell if a story has a first-person narrator?
by the pronouns the narrator uses to tell about himself or herself: I, me, my,
100

What is the meaning of the word deferred

put away for another day

100

In the poem what is the meaing of "Theme"as it is used in the title?

A paper that a students will write about his life. 

200

What is a stanza?

a 'paragraph' in the poem. 

200

Many universities credits don't transfer to city schools. 

How many apostrophes are missing in this sentence and where? 

Universities'

200
The person who tells a story is a _____________.
narrator
200

What type of figurative language appears in this line: 

"Does it dry up like a Raisin in the Sun"

simile

200
What does this poem talk about? a-history of poetry b-feelings about college c-how people fit into society d-the music of Harlem musicians
c-how people fit into society
300

what does it mean to 'fester?'

Becoming filled with pus. Becoming septic/infected. 

300

"You are white yet a part of me as I am a part of you.

That's American" 

How many apostrophe mistakes are in this phrase? 

None. 

300
The person who tells a poem is a ___________.
speaker
300

What is the main theme of this poem?

When a person puts away his dreams, life becomes rotten and stinky.

300
Which words best describes the speaker of this poem? a-angry b-funny c-fearful d-truthful
d-truthful
400

Bessie, Bop, and Bach- what is meant by these in the poem? 

Music of the time. Populated by both black and white.

400

All the studets' teachers' supervisors names are written here. 

There are many students who have many teachers and all of the names of their supervisors are written here. 

Is there a mistake in the sentence? Where?

An apostrophe is missing in the word: "supervisors'"

400

"I guess you learn from me--though your older and white and somewhat more free." 

Is there anything wrong with this sentence?

missing apostrophe in "you're" 

400

Name one other simile in which the author portrays the theme of the poem.

He compares it to either (say one of these):

an explosion, a sore, overly sweet, rotten meat, heavy load

400

In this poem, the speaker's sense of self is most connect to: a-the music of Harlem. b-the college on the hill. c-his race and skin color. d-his life as an America.

his race and skin color.

500

What does it mean that an author portrays something? 

To portray means to show without telling. 

500

My aunts boyfriends mothers cousin was here today.

Anything wrong here?


apostrophes missing in aunt's, boyfriend's, mother's, 

500
What is third person point of view?
Uses the pronouns he, she, they, her, him to tell about another person's experience.
500

What is meant by comparing a deferred dream to a raisin in the sun?

The raisin is a dried-up grape.  It is no longer a grape, as it lacks the 'juice' that makes it what it is. Now it is just a raisin, like the dream has lost all hope. 

500

Read this line from the poem: hear you, hear me-we two-you, me, talk on this page The commas and dashes in this line help to: a-give the poem a musical quality. b-define the meaning of each word. c-Show that the speaker feels confused. d-Separate the speaker from the listener.

a-give the poem a musical quality