WHAT'S NEW B. Accidentally ending a life D. Preventing a loss of life Directions: Read and reflect on this poem written by Langston Hughes then answer the questions that follow. Dreams Deferred 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? 1. Are the lines short and meant to be read slow? Yes or No? 2. Does the poem's title give you a clue about the poem? What clue does the poem give? 3. Who "tells the poem? Who is the speaker addressing the poem to? 4. As you read the poem, what do you feel? 5. What do you think the poem is all about? 6. What social issue is present in the poem?​