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Journal: Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes

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 meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?

Classwork: Poetry reading strategy for "Crabs" by Richard Littmore

Homework: Using the rubric and my comments, revise your "I Want" poem for class tomorrow.