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Read the passage.

Dreams
by Langston Hughes

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.

What is the theme of this poem?


A)Dreams make people happy.


B)People cannot live without dreams.


C)Dreams cause people trouble.


D)People should not dream.

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A. dreams make people happy
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Answer: A) Dreams make people happy.

Step-by-step explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. The theme of the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes is that dreams make people happy, we can know that, because he compares a life without dreams to a bird that cannot fly and to a barren field frozen with snow.

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