Lyric Poem
Lyric poems are poems…
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Ballads and lyric poems both:
-are poems :) -rhyme -can be used in a song -have rhythm |
Ballads and lyric poems are different because
-ballads tell a story, but lyric poems focus on emotions and feelings. -ballads are usually a little longer because they tell a story, but lyric poems can be short or long. |
“Dreams”
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
-Langston Hughes
- What are the feelings of this poem?
- What does Hughes compare life to in the first stanza? In the second stanza? What does this seem to indicate about the feeling, or tone, of this poem?
- How do the metaphors enhances the emotions in this poem?