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Comparing and Contrasting

What is the same about these poems? To start, all of these poems are about having dreams and making choices. For example in Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening the man with the horse has to make the decision to continue on even though he wants to stay. The poem Dreams Deferred is talking about what happens to dreams. It talks about how many dreams are started, stopped and then stay in your mind forever. Dreams may fade, but it depends on who you are. How are they different? The poem Dreams uses a broken winged bird to talk about life and dreams. This is different from Dreams Deferred because Langston Hughes talks about what happens to dreams instead of what life is like. The basic idea in these poems is life, dreams and choices, but they are all told in different ways. The theme appears to be similar in the three poems I chose. All of these poems talk about giving up something that you want for something that you have to do. This all relates to real life because if someone wants to become a tennis star then they have to eventually give up that dream to start a family and have a real life. Some people however are able to continue on living their dreams, but you might have to give up a lot to be able to become a professional. Which poem had the most effect on you? The poem that had the most effect on me was Dreams Deferred. The reason why is because I struggled to figure out the meaning of this poem. In Dreams Deferred the author is sharing many different opinions that he has about dreams and what people do with their dreams. As I said before I struggled with this poem because I couldn't figure out what message Langston Hughes was trying to explain. I eventually concluded that he was talking about dreams, but not only dreams, he was talking about what we as individuals do with them. Do we make the choice to continue our dreams? Do we just give up and find a new life? These are two questions that are for each person to decide. In my opinion I am going to try to follow my dream, but it might to the point where I have to give up. I never want to give up, but there comes a time where you have to face reality and do things for yourself. I guess I would have to say to follow your dreams and try not to give up. Do what you want, follow your dreams, make good decisions and live your life to the fullest.

Good ideas here - you should be proud of your ability to keep pushing yourself to understand a poem's nuances. Well done. I'm curious -- what's the dream that you don't want to give up?

Dream Deferred is actually known as Harlem.