"A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Montage of a Dream Deferred was created in 1951.
Dream Deferred Essay Contest was created in 2001.
A Dream Deferred - 2013 I was released on: USA: 1 July 2013
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The cast of A Dream Deferred - 2004 includes: Kevin Carter Anne Thomas
A Dream Deferred - 2013 II was released on: USA: 19 May 2013 (New York City, New York)
It is from the poem, "A Dream Deferred".
Once and Again - 1999 A Dream Deferred 1-6 was released on: USA: 26 October 1999
Once and Again - 1999 A Dream Deferred 1-6 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:13
just go online and type in a dream deferred by Langston Hughes and it will show up. just so you know, its not a long poem. it ends with him saying " or does it explode?"
The poem "Harlem (Dream Deferred)" by Langston Hughes uses a free verse form, rather than a specific stanza structure. This free verse form gives the poem a sense of fluidity and allows Hughes to explore the central idea of a deferred dream in a more open and flexible way.
This line, "What happens to a dream deferred? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load," is an example of a simile comparing a deferred dream to a sagging, heavy load. It suggests that unfulfilled dreams can weigh heavily on a person, impacting them in a negative way.