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.
15 years ago
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!
1 year ago