English, 25.11.2020 05:10 milkshakegrande101

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?
–"Harlem,"
Langston Hughes

Write three or four sentences explaining the meaning of one simile from the poem.

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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester li...