Hansberry names the play after a line in the poem "Harlem" (sometimes called "Dream Deferred"), by the great Harlem Rennaisance poet Langston Hughes. In the poem, Hughes asks: "What happens to a dream deferred?/ Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?"
One way the author uses irony to convey his message is this:
- A. By referring to the past as the dark ages, he shows that our civilization has made a lot of progress.
<h3>What is Irony?</h3>
Irony is the use of opposing concepts to explain a matter. Often, the supposed outcome is not what eventually happens.
When the author referred to the time period as the dark ages, he was trying to draw a contrast by showing that things were now better at the present time.
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I have no idea i just want points
Can you tell us what the name of the book is so we can get a better understanding?
A rubric is a scoring guide that helps teachers evaluate student performance, based on a range of criteria. I hope this helped <3
