Analysis of poem

with titled "dream” by

Langston Hughes
RICKY NANDA TRY HERMAWAN
Midterm Poetry
 “Dreams”
By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die
Life is broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow
Numbers Words Denotation Connotation

1 Hold an act or manner of grasping something; a belief that lives in humans

grip

2 broken having been fractured or damaged and no like not having the provisions or tools to
longer in one piece or in working order continue life

3 fly (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the Can not do something or not free
air using wings

4 dream a series of thoughts, images, and Dream represented as future goal which is
sensations occurring in a person's mind to be aimed for human life
during sleep.

5 barren A barren tract or tracts of land There is no place to go or there is nothing

to aim for

6 frozen having turned into ice as a result of extreme Stuck in situation

cold.
 Conclusion
In the poem "Dream" by Langston Hughes is
a poem that invites readers to continue to hold
firmly on the dream that everyone has in order
to have a goal to continue living because if
you don't have a dream or the dream is lost,
then the meaning of life will also be lost, and
life will felt empty.
Thank you!