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“Dream Variations” imitates the overall structure of blues music: the first, second, and fourth lines of each stanza parallel each other in that they each have four syllables, while the third is extended, longer, building to an emotional climax.The speacer committed to his people, American Negroes, who suffered under segregation and discriminatory laws. The speaker consistently create images and arguments for black pride, and the speaker’s vision of transformation suggests that he achieves a momentary feeling of peace and eternity, if only in his imagination.