Plz 25 points! 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? 5. what is the overall tone of lines 8-10 in your opinion? what tone, do you suppose, hughes was trying to convey? explain your thinking. 6. after reading the poem, does the title make sense? do you feel it was a clue for the audience? how would the poem have been different if the title was not there? 7. what type of figurative language does hughes use in this poem? give one example from the poem and describe what type of figurative language he uses.

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.