Task One Outline: Analyzing Figurative Language By Langston Hughes

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1 TASK One Outline: Analyzing Figurative LanguageIntroductionDreams, Langston Hughes the theme is about holding on to dreams, and the tone of the poem is gloomy.The author used two forms of figurative language which is a metaphor and personification to convey the themeBody Paragraph 1The author used a metaphor to prove that you should hold onto dreams before they’re gone. “Life is a broken winged bird, that cannot fly.” The author meant that without dreams life isn’t worth living. Its like life loses it purpose, like how a bird with a broken loses its purpose to fly. This makes the author very gloomy because he feels that without dreams, life is sad, and that is why you should hold on to them.Body Paragraph 2The author also used personification