They tie the last two lines together to connect ideas even though they are in different stanzas.
They emphasize the words "load" and "explode", including their contrasting meanings.
Consider the poem "Harlem [2]".
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 mean?
or crust and sugar over -
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load
Or does it explode?
How do the lines "like a heavy load" and "Or does it explode?" influence the poem?
Select TWO answers.
Question 3 options:
They tie the last two lines together to connect ideas even though they are in different stanzas.
They symbolize the repetitive nature of work required for pursuing dreams.
They emphasize the words "load" and "explode", including their contrasting meanings.
They create a pattern of couplets that tie the ideas together throughout the poem.
1 answer