Read the following poem, "Harlem" by Langston Hughes:
What happens to a dream deferred?
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Read the following poem, "Harlem" by Langston Hughes:
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a soreā
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar overā
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Which best describes the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE for writing this poem?
Question 9 options:
To inform readers about what happens to rotten meat
To explain to readers how easy it is to follow one's dreams
To help readers understand the dangers of achieving one's dreams.
To describe the negative effects of not being able to achieve one's dreams.
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