Question #6430551Single Choice

AP English Literatur

Question

Read the following lines from Langston Hughes's poem "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?

What is the effect of the simile "like a raisin in the sun"?

It creates a vivid image of something shrinking and losing vitality.

It emphasizes the sweetness and desirability of the dream.

It introduces a sense of hope and renewal.

It disrupts the flow and creates tension within the poem.

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