Read the following poem and attempt the question :

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 is stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over -
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does is explode?

Choose the incorrect option. According to the author, what happens to a dream deferred?

it starts to fade away

The correct answer is Option (3) - it starts to fade away

The incorrect option according to the author regarding what happens to a dream deferred is: it starts to fade away

The poem does not explicitly mention that a deferred dream "starts to fade away." Instead, it uses vivid imagery to suggest various negative outcomes for a deferred dream, such as drying up, festering, stinking, or exploding.