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Contemporary Indigenous American Voices

Question 22 • DBN LA 6-CR

In Langston Hughes’s poem “I Dream a World,” the repetition of the word “dream” emphasizes

Answer
A
the idea that the action of the poem takes place at night.
B
the notion that Hughes lives in a fantasy world rather than reality.
C
the fact that equality is a desired but seemingly unattainable goal.
D
the belief that dreams often remain unrealized due to oppression.

Explanation

The repeated word “dream” introduces Hughes’s vision of a world marked by equality, freedom, and brotherhood. Its repetition emphasizes that these ideals are deeply desired, even though they have not yet been achieved in reality. The poem is not mainly about nighttime or escaping into fantasy, so “equality is a desired but seemingly unattainable goal” best captures the repetition’s effect.

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