Harlem
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?
Write any examples of similie and metaphor you see.
Simile (comparison using like or as - “does it dry up like a raisin in the sun” “fester like a sore” “does it stink like a rotten meat?” “crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet” “sags like a heavy load”
Metaphors are comparisons not using like or as. There are none in this excerpt
