Nike A Dream Deferred Mood

The poem “A Dream Deferred” makes the reader feel dissatisfied with dreams. The poem exaggerates the hardships of having a dream but by the final line gives readers hope, “Or does it explode?”. Although the poem has a pessimistic tone, it implies that in order to reach the positives, people must preserve through the disadvantages. The impact and comprehension of a poem on listeners can be greatly altered by visuals and reading style. This is shown in the videos “Nike- A Dream Deffered” and “Reading by Khandi Alexander- A Dream Deffered”.

The track runner Sanya Richards-Ross is featured in the video “Nike-A Dream Deferred”. The struggle she faced while running the 200-meter race is depicted in this video. The visuals and poem are accompanied by the voice of a sportscaster announcing that Sanya Richards did not qualify for the race she was running. Throughout the video, the poem has a downhearted tone, unlike when Khandi Alexander is reading. Additionally, the film uses a lot of natural lights and colors that depict the outside

This is shown through images of people following their aspirations. Whilst the video starts out with gloomy photographs, they are used to convey how far someone can go if they are following dreams. This recitation of the poem is intended to celebrate accomplishment rather than minimize it, unlike the Nike film. Additionally, the poem’s rhyme scheme and the timing of the images are employed to convey how much a dream may aid a person. For instance, when the phrase “stinks like rotten meat” is spoken, the camera pans to a homeless person’s feet. Positive examples include a picture of a happy person wearing a backpack while the sentence “crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet?” is spoken. The Nike video only uses one long clip throughout and uses minimal timing. This adaptation of the poem relates to much more people than the Nike