THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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fear.
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submission.
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anxiety.
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frustration.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The tone of “Harlem” is anticipatory and prophetic. Everything the speaker says in the poem is oriented toward what will happen in the future.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The speaker of “Harlem” is anonymous and genderless. There is no “I” in the poem, so the reader’s awareness of the speaker comes through the title and the ways the questions in the poem are posed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Hughes’ poem “A Dream Deferred” has become a classic of African-American poetry. This short lyrical poem asks the question of what life is like without dreams for the future. The tone is meant to be disturbing, to evoke questions and doubt in the minds of readers.