1. Dreams

2. Quote:
“ the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”.
Do you agree with this quote?

3. Dreams…
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ?
Dreams?

4. Vocabulary pre-reading

5. hold

6. broken-winged bird

7. fly

8. barren

9. snow

10. Dreams Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

11. Langston Hughes
A poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties and was important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance.

12. What is the poem “dreams” about?
The poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes is about the importance of dreams and their ability to strengthen our lives. In the poem, Hughes instructs the reader to "hold fast to dreams" because life without dreams is like a "broken winged bird that cannot fly.

13. Stanza: a group of lines in a poem.
Rhyming words: are words that have the same sound.
For example: mail\detail- fame/game

14. Basic understanding questions
How many stanzas are there in the poem?
Write the rhyming words in each stanza.