In both the Poem, “A Dream Deferred,” by Langston Hughes, and the play Romeo & Juliet, by Shakespeare, the importance of dreams is demonstrated using different literary devices. In the poem, “A Dream Deferred,” Langston Hughes uses the literary devices of Personification and simile to show the importance of dreams. In the play, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare demonstrates the importance of dreams using the literary devices of Personification and hyperbole. In, “A Dream Deferred,” Langston Hughes uses …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…of dreams. The importance of dreams is expressed in both these pieces, thought the use of different literary devices. A dream is a wish your heart makes. Romeo’s dreams of falling in love with Juliet would bring them both much more than they had ever hoped for. In the poem, "Dream Deferred", the author uses a significant amount of symbolism to express a broken dream. No dream should ever be put on hold indefinitely.