Dreams

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 The poem "Dreams" was written in 1926 by Langston Hughes during the[| Harlem Renaissance],a time in which was a movement of African American artists toward recognition of art. Langston Hughes tried to inspire people with his words because the Renaissance was a time of awakening in which the African American culture tried to flourish in the United States even though there was still [|segregation] and a certain level of discrimination towards blacks in America. In this poem Hughes encourages people to carry on in life and let their dreams guide them because if they don't then their life is lost. ("Langston Hughes" Wikipedia) 

 **"Dreams"** [|-Langston Hughes]  Hold fast to dreams  For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.  <span style="text-align: center; display: block; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> media type="file" key="dreams2 1.m4a" [|Other Poems by Langston Hughes]

<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Analysis
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">This poem is one of hope. It tells the reader that in order to to succeed in life they have to follow their dreams and to hold on to them. The poem stresses the importance that dreams have in life because they are what set our goals and drive us, "<span style="font-family: georgia,bookman old style,palatino linotype,book antiqua,palatino,trebuchet ms,helvetica,garamond,sans-serif,arial,verdana,avante garde,century gothic,comic sans ms,times,times new roman,serif;"> Goals are dreams with deadlines" (Diana Scharf Hunt). Without dreams then life cannot carry on as well as it could before; there would still be life, but it wouldn't have the same meaning and significance as before. Without goals, you have nowhere to aim for and if you aim at nothing then that's what you become. In life it is normally the people with their dreams in sight that achieve them.