HARLEM: A DREAM DEFERRED

BY: LANGSTON HUGHES

WHAT HAPPENS TO A DREAM DEFERRED?

DOES IT DRY UPLIKE A RAISIN IN THE SUNOR 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?

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IMAGERY POEM – USE DETAILED IMAGERY AND PARTS OF SPEECH, STICK TO THE SAME TONE THROUGHOUT POEM

DICTION AND IMAGERY SHOULD HAVE STRONG CONNOTATION

• COLOR IS EMOTION

• TASTES LIKE

• SOUNDS LIKE

• SMELLS LIKE

• LOOKS LIKE

• FEELS LIKE

• COLOR IS METAPHOR

WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE?

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• CONNOTATION

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POETRY PROJECT

• POEM 1 – HUGHES’ ANNOTATED – 1/10

• POEM 2 – IMAGERY COLOR - 1/14

• POEM 3 – EXTENDED METAPHOR

• POEM 4 – LYRICS ANNOTATED

• PART 5 – GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: 1/14

• PART 6 – SIMILE: MY NEIGHBORHOOD….: 1/14

• HUGHES – DREAM DEFERRED: 1/10

• NOBLOA – IDENTITY:1/10

• EXTENDED METAPHOR – SEINFELD

• TONE

• ORGANIZER:1/14

• PERSONIFICATION – PLATH:1/14

• SPEECH TO THE YOUNG:1/14

• COLOR POEM : 1/14