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A Dream Deferred Exploration

Delve into Langston Hughes' iconic poem "A Dream Deferred" and its connections to Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." Engage in interactive exercises and discussions to understand the themes and emotions embedded in the poem. Create your own reimagined poems and visual representations. Uncover the various connotations and metaphors used in the poem, exploring the effects of unfulfilled dreams on individuals. Enhance your understanding of literature through a creative and reflective lens.

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A Dream Deferred Exploration

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  1. A Dream DeferredLangston Hughes Lorraine Hansberry titled her play A Raisin in the Sun after a line in this poem. You must understand the poem in order to understand why her play is titled A Raisin in the Sun

  2. So let’s talk about it Yes, you get to use white boards! • Talk with a neighbor about some of the dreams you have. Things that you really truly want. List one or two on your board. • What if I told you that your dream will never come true? How would that make you feel? • Sorry boys you need to get in touch with your feelings for a moment. • What will that dream do to you?

  3. Deferred? • What does this mean? • What type of connotations does it serve?

  4. Erase Your boards

  5. A Dream Deferred Read each line of the poem and interpret possible meanings of the simile/metaphor. Then decide what type of connotation each line has.

  6. No more boards - put them away

  7. Homework / Classwork Part 1 • You will write and type out your own Dream Deferred poem using the format on the next slide. • Type your poem and make it visually appealing. Part 2 • I will assign you a line of the poem. You will then create a visual representation of that line. • This will be completely separate from your personal poem. Requirements: Your visual must be a FULL 8 ½ X 11 clean sheet of paper

  8. Fill in the blanks keeping the same basis structure of poem. Using similes, then a metaphor at the end. A Dream Deferred -- Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or 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 sags Like a heavy load. Or does it explode? A Dream ___________ Title What happens to a dream ____________? Does it ______________________ Like a _______________________? Or ___________ like a ________ - And then _________? Does it __________ like ______________? Or __________ and ______________ - Like a ________________________? Maybe it just ________________ Like a _____________________. Or does it __________________?

  9. My Example of Langston Hughes Poem: A Dream Destroyed What happens to a dream destroyed? Does it explode Like a firecracker? Or fadelike an old pair of jeans- And then get taken out with the trash? Does it linger like the odor of old socks? Or pushand pull - Like kids fighting over a toy? Maybe it just a long forgotten memory Like a childhood friend who moved away. Or does it pop like a birthday balloon?

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