Question 24 • CMS 2026-2027 English III CREDIT RECOVERY
The repeated word “dream” frames the poem’s vision of a world where people are free from prejudice and live together in equality. It presents equality as something Hughes deeply desires, even though the world he describes has not yet achieved it; this makes D the best choice. The repetition does not suggest that the poem happens at night or that Hughes rejects reality.
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