2. Type in your paragraph summarizing the poem. Then, explain what you could relate to in the poem.
This poem is saying are dreams put off later into the future. Do dreams happen right away or happen later in life. I chose this poem because I can relate to it. I can relate to this poem because I feel the same way about dreamlike can they happened right away or could they just come later in life.
Tonight's homework will be (you may have time to do it in class).
Go back to the poem you picked, and answer these …show more content…
Explain the significance of the title? The significance of this title is a dream differed . The details in this title is "what happens" the title is an question. When he ask questions like does it dry up like a raisin in the sun. The speaker is asking these questions to see if the dream is deffered or not. He is trying to convince people not to put off there …show more content…
Who is the speaker of the poem? The speaker of the poem is someone who put off their dream. The speaker in shows detail because that person ask "what happens to a dream deffered.
3. Who is the speaker speaking to? The speaker is someone that has a dream. Details that shows this is he asks "does it stink like rotten meat or crust over like a syrupy sweet?" This question is asking does the dream just comes about or is put off.
4. What is the tone of the poem? The tone of the poem is carious because every other sentence is a question. Specific details in this poem is "does it dry up like a raisin in the sun".
5. Identify 3 literary devices AND then explain how each technique enhanced the poem by providing specific details.
One literary device in this poem is “like a raisin in the sun". This technique enhanced the poem because the simile expressed how your dream can just be put off.
Another literary device in this poem is "like a syrupy sweet". This technique enhanced the poem because the alliteration expressed can a dream be good at times.
Literary device in this poem is "maybe it just sags like a heavy load". This technique enhanced the poem because this literary device which is a hyperbole it over exaggerates and explains does someones dream just stays where its