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Read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and respond to the questions that follow. (Click on the image below for poem).

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Read "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and respond to the questions that follow. (Click on the image below for poem).

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What is the theme of the poem? What is the message that the poet is trying to convey?
Which words or phrases develop this theme?

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Harlem by Langston Hughes | Poetry Foundation

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The theme of the poem is dreams and the message it’s trying to convey is that the author's dreams seem unapproachable. The words and phrases that develop this theme are “dry up” and “rotten meat”.

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The theme of this poem is that when you don't pursue something that you want to do, you can never really get over the feelings of regret and constant thoughts of what could have been. I think the message the author is trying to convey is that you shouldn't let anything prevent you from reaching your full potential and following your dreams. Some of the words or phrases used in the poem that help to develop this theme are when the author says, "Does it fester like a sore?" and "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load." These very clearly communicate the feelings the author has towards wasted potential and what becomes of it.

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The Theme of this poem is what happens to dreams that are never  furthered. The author says Sags like a heavy load. which shows that he is trying to convey that deferred dreams stay with you and are a burden like a heavy load.

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The theme of this poem is dreams. The message that the author is trying to convey is that dreams seem to be hard to reach at certain points in life. When he uses words like "dry up" I think hes talking about the after math of when that dream you desperately wanted wasn't followed, so you become discouraged and life sometime seems to have no meaning so it dries up.

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The theme is about how we deal with dreams we never achieve. The poem uses different phrases with a variety of connotations to try and describe what happens to the dream. For example, "dry up" simply means to lose value over time, and become a lifeless husk, neither good nor bad, only inactive. Comparatively, "fester like a sore" implies that the dream makes the dreamer feel actively bad for failing to achieve their goal, getting worse over time. "Crust and sugar over" is the most interesting, because even though that entails expiring, these qualities do not have an inherently bad connotation, creating a very vague and difficult to describe meaning. All these examples allow the reader to determine which description best suits the way they view their deferred dreams.

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The theme of the poem is not acheiving your dream or like just the dream being there and having no purpose, The message that this poet is trying to convey is like making people understand what to do wor what will you do with your dream ? are you going to achive it or just leave it there till it sinks you can say or till it dries like a raisin in the sun.

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The theme that the author is trying to convey is pretty much what’s happens when you done live up to a dream, The words and phrases that helped me get this was “Rotten meat” and “Sag” both of these are negative words because rotten meat stinks and also because no one wants to sag

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The theme of the poem is dreams and the message to  pursue your dreams or they will bother you and you will start to regret not following threw. Some words like “heavy load” and “fester like a sore” says how much it bothers a person and linger in their mind.

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The theme of the poem is having a dream. But for the poet his dream seem like he may never get to achieve them. The words that help to develop this theme are "Does it dry up" and "stink like rotten meat". These words develop the theme due to the fact that he refers to a dream like rotten meat because the author may not believe that it is possible even though he can.

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The theme of this poem is mainly what happens when we cant achieve our dreams on time. The author talks about how it could "fester like a sore," or "Does it stink like rotten meat," describing how someone could think about that dream constantly, making it linger like the stink of rotten meat.

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i feel like the theme of the poem is what will happen if you don't follow your dreams just giving simple examples  of what it's like. For instance he says " Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" , this compares to the theme because its like him asking does your dream just slowly shrivel up and disappear in your mind like the raisin.

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The theme of the poem is about how dreams are in our lives and what happens to our dreams as we get older and outgrow our dreams we had as kids. The message the poet is trying to convey is that having dreams is an important part of our lives and we should carry are dreams and hopes with us no matter how much we grow. The words and phrases that developed this theme is "Maybe it just sags like a heavy load"

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The theme of the poem is about how one's dreams can effect their perspectives and also what could happen if you fail or even after you fulfill it. This makes one question whether they should move on or continue to fight for the dream they want to accomplish. This also conveys regrets to oneself when they think back on a dream that could've been done, but never pursued it. The overall message that the poet is trying to convey is that you should never doubt your abilities for following a dream and should always try because afterwards, you might regret not trying at all and just assuming that you don't have it in you.

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The theme of "Harlem" by Langston Hughes is about fulfilling one's dreams, and what happens when you don't do it. The message that they're trying to convey is to always pursue your dreams and never give up no matter what happens. The word "Rotten Meat" conveys a negative affect to describe a person that abandons their goal/dream.

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the theme of the poem is about lost dreams

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The theme of "Harlem" by Hughes is that dreams can be destructive to an individual. If you are never able to satisfy yourself and remain fixated on a certain dream, it can negatively affect you. Hughes gives many suggestions as to what dreams may do to a person. Some people are preventing themselves from pursuing their dreams further or others are waiting on something that will never happen. Words and phrases such as "fester", dry up", and "crust over" help develop this theme.

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The theme of this poem is about dreams and how we should accomplish our dreams or we will have full regret. According to the poem he said “maybe it just says like a heavy load” and “does it stink like a rotten meat”. This shows how we should chase our dreams then not and fail them.