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Exploring the Deferred American Dream

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Exploring the Deferred American Dream

Test your understanding of the complex themes surrounding the American Dream as interpreted by prominent poets. This quiz explores socio-economic conditions, cultural movements, and the poetic techniques used to express disappointment and hope.

11 Thought-provoking questions
Discover key insights on the American Dream
Engage with literary analysis

11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by ReflectingSoul237

Which external condition enabled the 'dream'?

Slave trade

Cultural meme of 'The American Dream'

Introduction to the New Land

A blend of the above reasons

What is the meaning of defer?

Postpone

Cause the destruction of

To become painful and infected

Hard

What caused the 'deferred' status of thr dream?

Socioeconomic conditions

Genome of the African people

Mindset of the African people

A blend of the above reasons

Who is the poet?

Jean Baudrillard

Walt Whitman

Langston Hughes

Stephen Leacock

What cultural movement was the poet part of?

Negro enlightenment

Harlem reneissance

Communism

Anti-foundationalism

The poet uses metaphors such as 'dry up', 'fester', 'Rot', etc. What is a / are common propert(ies)y underlying these metaphors?

The prolonged anguish that the deferred dream brought

The presentist model of time

A distinct quality of all memories

All of the above

What can you infer from the poem about the author's position on the American Dream?

He believes it to be an illusory trap

He believes it to be a cultural artifact that accompannied the discovery of the Americas

He believes it is the synagogue of satan

None of the above

Pick the correct option(s) regarding the poetic meta

Irregular rhyme

Irregular metrical pattern

Rhyming scheme is absent

All of the above

Can you discern anything about the author's position on slavery, discrimination and the assortment?

No, the author makes it willingly absent so as to not alienate any reader

Yes, reading between the lines, I can see it.

Poem, as a medium, is lame.

What is the heritage of the poet and what is its significance?

African-american, oppressed slave class.

Indo-aryan, spiral character.

Asiatic, Part of the boxer rebellion

Arab, slave trade barron.

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