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?
Which images are used to evoke the image of a postponed dream?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The poem begins with a question as he compares dreams or goals with a raisin, meat, and sweets.