This document discusses American poet Langston Hughes and his poem "Dreams." It summarizes that Hughes was a poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer and columnist. The poem "Dreams" encourages readers to pursue their dreams, comparing a life without dreams to a broken bird that cannot fly and a barren, frozen field.

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3. LANGSTON HUGHES(1902-1967)
• HE IS AN AMERICAN POET.
• NOVELIST
• PLAYWRIGHT
• SHORTSTORY WRITER
• COLUMNIST

4. DREAMS
Hold fast to dreams
For, if dreams die
Life is a broken winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For, when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

5. HERE POET INCITES THE READERS
TO PURSUE DREAMS. HE SAYS
THAT A LIFE WITHOUR DREAMS IS
LIKE “A BROKEN WINGED BIRD
THAT IS UNABLE TO FLY”. HE ALSO
COMPARES SUCH A LIFE TO “A
BARREN FIELD FROZEN WITH
SNOW”.

6. WORD PICTURE
POET USE CERTAIN WORDPICTURE
MAKE THEIR CREATION MORE
ATTARACTIVE.

7. WORD PICTURES ARE;
• A Broken-winged bird that cannot fly
• A Barren field frozen with snow

8. 1. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE
POEM?
2. WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THE
POEM?
3. HOW DO DREAMS DIE?

9. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
WRITE A POEM ABOUT YOUR
DREAM.