Answer:
The theme of this poem is:
D. All of the above
Explanation:
The short and beautiful poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes presents all of the themes mentioned in the options. Let's take a look at the poem to see where they are:
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Never give up: this is clear when the speaker repeats "hold fast to dreams." No matter what happens, what hardships you encounter, you should not lose faith, you should not give up on your dreams.
It is important to have dreams: according to the speaker, life without dreams is tragic and fruitless like a "broken-winged bird" or a "barren field." Life without dreams goes nowhere - "cannot fly" -, accomplishes nothing, brings no happiness.
Failure discourages dreams: this theme is the hardest to find, but it is there when the speaker says, "for if dreams die" and "for when dreams go." How do dreams die or disappear? We tend to give up on our dreams when we fail to achieve them. Failure discourages dreams. Still, the speaker wants us to persevere, to not allow failure to bring us down, to "hold fast to dreams."
Having all that in mind, I believe the correct answer is letter D. all of the above.
