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I’m doing a assignment about metaphors in the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes and I really the answers to some of the questions.

•How do these metaphors work in relation to the poem's title, "Dreams?"

•How is this description different from saying simply that when dreams are unfulfilled life is difficult?

•How is it different from saying that a life without dreams is like a broken-winged bird? Would using a simile rather than a metaphor negate or weaken Hughes' poem?

•What makes this an effective metaphor and why?

1. I think that Langston uses these metaphors to describe his life when he is unable to achieve the dreams he earnestly desires.

2. Sometimes it takes metaphors to more accurately describe the barreness that comes from unfulfilled dreams than just stating things plainly (if that makes sense).

3. Using a metaphor is gives more literal meaning in a sense than similes, because similes are used to compare. Therefore, in this case, using similes would negate/weaken Hughes' poem.

4. It makes an excellent metaphor because it is clearly seen how Hughes feels with his unreached dreams, like a broken winged bird, like a barren land.

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