Harlem Questions and Answers
In the poem "Harlem," what is the main theme?
What is the significance of the title "Harlem"?
Identify two examples of simile in "Harlem" and describe their connection to a "dream deferred."
What is the central metaphor of the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?
In Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," who is the speaker?
Why does Langston Hughes answer his main question with a list of questions in "Harlem"?
Describe the mood of the poem "Harlem."
What are all the similes in the poem "Harlem"?
How does the sum total of all of the imagery add up to answering the question put forth by the speaker in line one, “What happens to a dream deferred”?
What is the unspoken message the speaker is telling the reader about going after their own dreams in "Harlem"?
What is the word choice in the poem "Harlem"
Compare these Langston Hughes poems: "Dream Variation" and "Harlem."
What question is the speaker trying to answer in “Harlem” by Langston Hughes?
What do you think Langston Hughes would say to someone who was thinking about putting off their dreams?
Discuss how the poem "Harlem" deals with the black experience in the 1920s.
In the poem, "Harlem," what does the poet mean by "does it dry up like a raisin in the sun" and "does it stink like rotten meat"?
How are imagery and irony used in the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?
What is the speaker's attitude in "Harlem"?
What verbs are used to indicate what can happen to a "dream deferred" in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem"?
The poem "Harlem" is full of questions. Is it significant that they have no answers?
How does Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem" relate to the modern world of 2020, as compared to the world when it was published, the America of 1951?
How does Langston Hughes create rhythm in the poem "Harlem"?
What does the poet believe happens to frustrated dreams?
What are the similarities and differences between "America" by Claude McKay and "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?
What is the tone?
What is your response to the last line?
Why does Langston Hughes answer his main question with a list of questions and is he expressing political of societal values?
Review the structure of the poem, "Harlem," by Langston Hughes.
According to "Dream Deferred," is there an answer to the question asked in the first line: "What happens to the dream deferred?"
How is the theme of Langston Hughes's poem "A Dream Deferred" reflected in Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech?
In Hughes's "Harlem," he is issuing a warning. What is that warning, and how might that meaning apply to one's own personal, work, or community life?
Describe the speaker in "Harlem." How does the speaker feel? What is the speaker's tone?
After reading "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, what do you think happens to a dream deferred?
What is Langston Hughes' main theme in his poems "Harlem" and "Dream Variations"?
What is the contrast and comparison of "Harlem" and "A Raisin in the Sun"?
HARLEM BY LANGSTON HUGHES. This poem was written in 1951,approximately 20 yrs after the end of the harlem Renaissance. It is the only poem in this chapter on the harlem renaissance that was written years after it's end. how is the content of the poem possibly relate to harlem and the harlem renaissance within post-Renaissance perspective?
What is the figure of speech in the poem "Harlem"?
Comment how alliteration and rhyme contribute to the effect of the poem ''Harlem''.
What poetic techniques and devices does Langston Hughes use in his poem "A Dream Deferred" in order to achieve meaning and purpose?
How can you rewrite the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?
How is the idea of dream deferred related to issues of colour and racism in the context of America ?
What dream might the writer have in mind given that he calls his poem "Harlem"?
What are some concrete examples of imagery in this piece? How successful would this poem be if the imagery were not there?
How is the emotion of frustration dealt with in the poem "Harlem"? What is the narrator frustrated about? How does he express that frustration? Are there any metaphors or symbolism that are used to explain that frustration?
What is the setting of "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?
In the Langston Hughes poem "Harlem," how does the figure of speech "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun" enhance the meaning of the poem? How does figure of speech enhance or add to the meaning of the poem?
For the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, what is the meter/feet or the verse form?
What type of figurative language does Hughes use in "Harlem"?
In the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, what literary element best supports the central idea? Explain.
What is the literary technique Langston Hughes uses in his poem "Harlem"?
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