He Had His Dream
by Paul Dunbar

He had his dream, and all through life,

Worked up to it through toil and strife.

Afloat fore’er before his eyes,

It colored for him all his skies:

The storm–cloud dark

Above his bark,

The calm and listless vault of blue

Took on its hopeful hue,

It tinctured every passing beam—

He had his dream.

He labored hard and failed at last,

His sails too weak to bear the blast,

The raging tempests tore away

And sent his beating bark astray.

But what cared he

For wind or sea!

He said, “The tempest will be short,

My bark will come to port.”

He saw through every cloud a gleam—

He had his dream.

2
Select the correct answer.
How does the author use syntax to impact mood?

A.
He repeats a simple sentence to create an optimistic tone.
B.
He uses a variety of tenses to show the uncertain path the man faces.
C.
He avoids formal structure to create the impression of turbulence in the man’s life.
D.
He uses sentence fragments to show that the man feels broken.