I DREAM A WORLD

CRAB WORKSHEET 2

RECAPITULATION

Q.1 Find out the similarities and dissimilarities of “ Dream and Reality” with the help of a Venn
Diagram.

DREAM REALITY

Q.2.What do you have added if you played the role of the poet Langston Hughes?

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Q3. Who is the poet addressing to?

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Q.4.What are the literary devices used by the poet?

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Q.5. Make sentences with the words ‘pearl,bless’. Match the given idioms with their meanings:

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Q.6. Idiom Power:

Match the given idioms with their meanings:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

(a) avarice blights our day 1. weakens or destroys our spiritual power

(b) saps the soul 2. misery and suffering will no longer exist

(c) bounties of earth 3. take care of the requirements

( d) wretchedness will hang its head 4. an extreme desire for wealth makes our
daily life tense and miserable

(e ) attend to the needs 5. the generous gifts offered to us by the land

on which we live

BASIC
Q1. Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions that follow: “ And joy, like a

pearl,

Attend the needs of all mankind, “

(a) What is the literary device used in the above lines?

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(b) Why the poet gave emphasis on the comparison?

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Q2.Find the antonyms and the synonyms of the words ‘wretchedness, joy’.

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Q3. The poet tried to describe some images of dream world. Make a list of your own steps to be
taken to transform the poet’s dream into reality.

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Q.4. Describe the tone of the poem used by the poet.

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Q.5. Write down few lines about the poet itself.

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