Question

Which statement describes a key difference between Driscoll's "Hold Fast Your Dreams" and Hughes's "Harlem [2]"?

A.
Driscoll's poem uses dream as a metaphor for natural beauty, while Hughes's piece deals with dreams literally.

B.
Driscoll's poem is a long and involved exploration of dreams, while Hughes's piece is short and simple.

C.
Driscoll's poem deals with nurturing dreams, while Hughes's piece is about what happens when dreams are not nurtured.

D.
Driscoll's poem suggests that dreams are important, while Hughes's piece does not value dreams.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Have you read the poems?

Answer 3

Well yea.

Answer 4

no not very much

Answer 5

But yes I have.

Answer 6

Ok look at this http://www.enotes.com/topics/dreams-hughes

as for the other one gimme a sec. :)

Answer 7

Thge end of that one cuts off for me at

The comparison of a life without dreams to a “broken-winged bird” is the first use of concrete imagery in a poem so far (and mostly) consisting of abstract assertions. The image is effective because it suggests a bird that either...

Answer 8

and then it just says (the entire page is 880 words long.)

Answer 9

@XainSG C. Driscoll's poem deals with nurturing dreams, while Hughes's piece is about what happens when dreams are not nurtured.; because you just have to read poems to understand the naturing of what he comes from and also because Hughes's piece focuses on what happens when dreams are not protected, but Driscoll's poem discusses nurturing dreams