He had his dream, and all through life,
Worked up to it through toil and strife.
Afloat fore'er before his eyes,
It colored for him all his skies:
The storm-cloud dark
Above his bark,
The calm and listless vault of blue
Took on its hopeful hue,
It tinctured every passing beam—
He had his dream.
He labored hard and failed at last,
His sails too weak to bear the blast,
The raging tempests tore away
And sent his beating bark astray.
But what cared he
For wind or sea!
He said, "The tempest will be short,
My bark will come to port."
He saw through every cloud a gleam—
He had his dream.
("He Had His Dream" by Paul Laurence Dunbar)
,begin bold,Hope,end bold,
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.
I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
("Hope" by Emily Dickinson)
Question
Which statement ,begin emphasis,best,end emphasis, compares the ideas about hopes and dreams expressed in "He Had His Dream" and "Hope"?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
Both poems suggest that hopes and dreams are nurtured by experiencing periodic success.
2.
Both poems show that hopes and dreams are essential during unpredictable events like storms.
3.
"He Had His Dream" links strong effort with dreams while "Hope" suggests hope is present without effort.
4.
"He Had His Dream" relates dreams to overcoming a tragedy while "Hope" links hope with achieving a goal.
1 answer
The statement that best compares the ideas about hopes and dreams expressed in "He Had His Dream" and "Hope" is:
3. "He Had His Dream" links strong effort with dreams while "Hope" suggests hope is present without effort.
This option highlights the distinction between the two poems: Dunbar emphasizes the effort and struggle involved in pursuing dreams, while Dickinson presents hope as a natural, persistent presence that exists independently of effort.
