The first answer is correct: "They suggest that the heat is stifling, giving the poem an oppressive mood".
The author begins the poem with the sentence cited above. The use of the expression "rend open" plus the use of the imperative mode, suggest some sort of desperation caused by the heat. That is why the author prays for wind (an unbeatable natural force) to come and defeat heat, ending the suffering.
A. Ryan’s is the correct answer.
Answer:
Does a deferred dream shrink and wither?
Explanation:
The above is true due to the fact that <em>dry up like a raisin in the sun can be liked to a dream that shrinks and withers.</em> That is, the dream does not come true, but rather is lost forever due to unfortunate incidences.
