ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Hughes uses several notable literary devices in “Dreams, ” including: The repeated line “Hold fast to dreams” to drive the message home. The imagery of a broken-winged bird and a barren, frozen field. The metaphor connecting his imagery to life without dreams.

Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout the poem, the author uses a variety of literary devices such as imagery, alliteration, and personification to express the complexity of nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -How does the device or devices contribute or emphasize the theme of the poem? Explain. Langston Hughes uses a series of effective similes in his attempt to define what it feels like to have to put away one’s dreams. In each simile, it is clear that the dream doesn’t disappear.

Detailed explanation-4: -The following elements are the essential characteristics of Langston Hughes‟ poetry: the employment of the simple and popular language, the employment of the radical political language, the employment of the revolutionary tone, the employment of varied themes as well as the employment of the jazz and the blues.