Plz answer asap I suck at poems

Read and annotate the poem “Dreams”.
Answer the question that follows. Answer in COMPLETE sentences using the R. A.C. E.S. format.
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the text (“In the text it states…”, “According to the text…”, etc.)
Explain the evidence (“This means,” “This demonstrates,” etc.)
Sum up with a concluding sentence

“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

Response Question (Please answer below the question.):

What does the poet mean when he compares a life without dreams to “a broken-winged bird” (Line 3) and “a barren field" (Line 7)?

sorry this is so long