Question

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” This line is an example of what literary device?

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Answer:

The poem A Dream Deferred is about dreams being put off. ... Similes are presented throughout the poem: “like a raisin in the sun,” “like a sore,” like rotten meat,” “like a syrupy sweet.” An example of a metaphor is in the last line of the stanza, “does it explode?” Rhyme is the third literary device used by the poet.

Explanation:

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