Thursday, March 17, 2011

A Dream Deferred, Blog Post #3

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?


Copy this poem to your blog and answer these questions as a well written paragraph. 

Find three synonyms for the word deferred. 

According to the speaker in the poem, what are the possible consequences for an unfulfilled dream?

Predict what you think will happen to the Younger family's dreams based on the title.

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