Practicing Success
Practicing Success
CUET Preparation Today
Read the poem and answer the following question 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? |
| What is the meaning of the word 'fester' in the following line: "Or fester like a sore--" |
To get larger To reduce To rot To die |
| To rot |
| The poem suggests that the deferred dream could “dry up” or “fester like a sore”. This image suggests something spoiling, losing potency, or outright decaying. |
