Read the descriptions of rhyme schemes below.

free verse: poetry that does not use a consistent rhyme scheme

iambic pentameter: a poetic rhyme scheme in which each rhyming line has ten syllables

blank verse: poetry that uses unrhymed iambic pentameter

rhyming couplets: a series of two consecutive lines that rhyme in a poem

based on the descriptions, what rhyme scheme does the poem "harlem" use?

a. free verse
b. iambic pentameter
c. blank verse
d. couplets

The poem "Harlem" uses the free verse form of poetry.

Explanation:

Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" was written in the form of a free verse which means that there is no specific rhyme scheme or meter form. Free verse poems are nonetheless poetic. The absence of any consistent rhyme scheme did not defer in the poem's meaningful expression of the poem.

Hughes' "Harlem" is in the form of a question which the poet directed to the readers. The poem goes like this-

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?

There are no specific rhyming scheme though some words do rhyme in some lines (sun/run, meat/sweet etc). But overall, there is no indication of any sense of rhyming or meter form.

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