Poem Dreams Langston Hughes Short Question KPK Class 10 English Notes Unit 3
Short Question KPK Class 10 English Notes Unit 3
Q1. What is the theme
of the poem?
Answer: The theme of
the poem “Dreams” is the importance of holding onto dreams in life. Dreams are
essential for dynamic life. Life without ambitions and dreams is hopeless.
Q2. How important do
you think dreams are? Explain.
Answer: I think
dreams are very important for a hopeful and successful life. The dream is a
source of hope and pleasure which enables us to obtain success. Dreams give us
the courage to bear the hardships of life.
Q3. Identify an
example of a word or phrase that is repeated in the poem and explain why the poet makes this repetition.
Answer: The poet
repeats the word/ phrase “Dream” and “if dream die” because he wanted to
emphasize the importance of dreams in human life.
Q4. Identify an
example of personification. Explain what is being personified and how?
Answer:
personification: when a poet gives human qualities to non-human things
that are called personification. This figurative device has been used in the
poem “Dreams”. The poet has Personified life to a broken-winged bird that
cannot fly without dreams.
Q5. Identify lines
containing metaphors. What ideas are being conveyed by these?
Answer: The third
line of 1st stanza “Life is a broken-winged bird” and the third line of 2nd
stanza “Life is a barren field” containing metaphors. These metaphors conveyed
the idea that life is useless and hopeless without dreams.
Q6. List the
alliterative words from the poem “Dreams”?
Answer: Alliteration:
when all the words of a line or a sentence start with the same letter. This is
called alliteration. In this poem “Dreams Die” is alliterative words
Q7: How is the
imagery used in this poem?
Answer: The poet has
beautifully used the figurative device of imagery in this poem. He uses words
like “broken-winged bird” “barren field” and “field frozen with snow” to make
images in the mind of readers.
Q8. What is the mood
of this poem? How does it make you feel?
Answer: The mood of
this poem is sad. However, the poet encourages the readers to hold fast to
their wishes, desires, and goals because without Dreams life is dull and bleak.