ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -This short poem about dreams is one of the most influential poems of the 20th century. In “Harlem, ” Langston Hughes asks one of American poetry’s most famous questions: what happens to a dream deferred? This question echoes throughout American culture, from Broadway to Dr.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harlem, also called A Dream Deferred, poem by Langston Hughes, published in 1951 as part of his Montage of a Dream Deferred, an extended poem cycle about life in Harlem. The 11-line poem, which begins: What happens to a dream deferred?

Detailed explanation-3: -This “Harlem” poem is about the possible negative things that can result when a person’s dream or a wish that could contribute to their happiness doesn’t work out. The poem uses the poetic techniques of simile and metaphor to compare various negative consequences to a dream being deferred or even ended.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Harlem” is a free verse poem and has no set meter. However, it does use some metrical elements, and it uses elements of rhythm throughout.