
March
2012
9th Grade
Directions: You will need to know the word order, line breaks, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation for the written test on March 29.
Dream Deferred
–
Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
Doe 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?
