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This poem by Langston Hughes explores what happens to the unfulfilled dreams and hopes of African Americans living in Harlem. The poem is only 11 lines long but packed with power. It begins with the question "What happens to a dream deferred?" and then provides potential answers through a series of comparisons in the following lines - the dream drying up like a raisin in the sun, festering like a sore, and smelling like rotten meat. It then offers a more positive comparison of crusting over like syrup befor

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