A Raisin in the Sun Poems Activity Packet英文原版!!!.docx

NAME: _ DATE: _ PERIOD: _Harlem: A Dream DeferredWhat happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike 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 sagslike a heavy load.Or does it explode?- Langston Hughes, 1951Vocab Helper!Deferred To put off (an action or event) for a later time; postponed. Fester To undergo decay; to rot. 9 To be or become an increasing source of irritation.HARLEM: A DREAM DEFERRED FOCUS QUESTIONS1. This poem is about the people in Langston Hughes community in Harlem. What impression do you get of Hughes community in this poem?2. Based on this poem, do you think life for people in Hughes community was easy or hard? Why?3. Why do you think Hughes titled this poem “Harlem: A Dream Deferred”?4. Do you think this poem could be used to describe people in your community today? Why or why not?HARLEM: A DREAM DEFERREDTHE DREAM KEEPER / DREAMS - by Langston HughesBring me all of your dreams,You dreamer,Bring me all yourHeart melodiesThat I may wrap themIn a blue cloud-clothAway from the too-rough fingersOf the world. -Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.Vocab Helper!Barren Empty; lacking; producing little or no plant life.THE DREAM KEEPERS / DREAMS FOCUS QUESTIONS1. In the poem “Dreams,” two lines contain metaphors which are they?2. What is Hughes trying to say by using these metaphors?3. What is the theme of the poems?4. Do you agree or disagree with the poems? Why?5. What did Hughes promote in these poems?6. Do you think the theme of this poem is positive or negative? Why?THE DREAM KEEPERDREAMERSTHE ROAD NOT TAKENTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I marked the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.- Robert Frost, 1916Vocab Helper!Diverged Separate from another route and go in a different directionUndergrowth Low-growing plants and shrubs beneath trees in a forestClaim Piece of land Trodden Walk on, in a specified wayTHE ROAD NOT TAKEN FOCUS QUESTIONS1. What words does the author use to avoid repeating “the road” (for example, “it”)?2. The author has made several sentences much shorter and has also changed the word order in some cases. Can you rewrite the following in Standard English? E.g. The Road Not Taken = The Road Which Wasnt TakenAnd sorry I could not take bothAnd be one traveler, long I stood.Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.3. Look at this line from the poem: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less travelled by Why does the author repeat the word “I” twice? What effect does it have on the poem?THE ROAD NOT TAKENDIRECTIONS: This form is designed to help you evaluate and provide feedback to your peers. 1 = Far Below Basic 2 = Below Basic 3 = Basic 4 = Proficient 5 = Advanced1. The content of the poem fulfills all the requirements of the assignment.2. The organization of the poem is clear and easy to follow.3. The poem is descriptive, expressive, and