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A dream - by Langston
Just two stanzas and eight lines long, the poem conveys a sense of urgency. In 'Dreams,' Hughes employs the use of a metaphor more than once when he compares life to both a broken-winged bird and a barren and frozen field. This helps paint a picture for readers of the consequences of not holding onto his or her dreams. The poet begins the poem with the words, Hold fast to dreams. Thus in the very first line, the poet mentions the importance of dreams. He asks the readers and audience to hold their dreams fast i.e. keep dreaming because if dreams die life is a broken-wing bird that cannot fly. Broken-wing bird thus means hopelessness, joylessness, and slavery. Thus according to the poet, without dreams, a person becomes purposeless and hopeless.
In the stanza 2, the poet repeats the phrase, Hold fast to dreams that shows how significant the dreams are for the poet. He compares life without dream with a barren field frozen with snow. In literature, barren field and snow represent lifelessness because a barren field has no crops and hence is unproductive. Like barren field which is frozen with snow a man without dreams is hindered from productive and motivational thoughts. It is the dreams and the hope which aspire the man to invent new things, discover innovative ideas and also help him to become a better being. It is the dreams which make the man struggle. Thus in both the stanzas, the poet is trying to convey that every man should keep dreaming.
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