Poem Comprehension Question: Poem: "Harlem" 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? Question:
What do you mean by the word ‘deferred’ ? Option