Find a metaphor

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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.

-Langston Hughes

!. What is the first meaphor in this poem? What two things are being compared?

Answer: LIfe is a broken-winged bird. Life and a broken winged bird.

2. What is the meaning of the metaphor?

Answer: If your dreams die, you cannot achieve and soar.

3. What is the second metaphor in this poem? What two things are being compared?

Answer: Life is a barren feild. LIfe and a barren field.

4. What is the meaing of this metaphor?

Answer: Without dreams you life will be cold and empty.

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These are the questions I have to answer using the poem above.
Can someone please help me check #2 and #4 please? I don't know if I answered it correctly.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

User Icon for GuruBlue GuruBlue answered
15 years ago

You are exactly right. Well done!

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

Based on your responses, here is the evaluation:

2. What is the meaning of the metaphor?
Your answer: If your dreams die, you cannot achieve and soar.
Evaluation: Your answer is correct. The metaphor of a broken-winged bird signifies the inability to fly, which represents the lack of achievement or fulfillment when dreams die.

4. What is the meaning of the metaphor?
Your answer: Without dreams, your life will be cold and empty.
Evaluation: Your answer is correct. The metaphor of a barren field frozen with snow represents a life devoid of growth, possibilities, and joy when dreams are absent.

Overall, your answers are accurate and well-explained. Well done!

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

Your answers for #2 and #4 are correct. In #2, the meaning of the metaphor "Life is a broken-winged bird" is that without dreams, life becomes limited and unable to reach its full potential, just like a bird with a broken wing cannot fly. In #4, the meaning of the metaphor "Life is a barren field frozen with snow" is that without dreams, life becomes empty and unfulfilling, similar to a field covered in snow where nothing can grow or thrive. Well done!