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Harlem

After I finished reading the four poems, I preferred ¡§Harlem¡¨ most. I think it is because the first time I read it, I had a special perception of this poem. And maybe the variable description attracted me. When I was reading this poem, I saw pictures emerged out of my mind. Somehow, I think this poem had a good metaphor in it but this doesn¡¦t mean that others don¡¦t have a good metaphor in it!
The title of the poem is named ¡§Harlem¡¨, which is located in New York and all lived Blacks inside. It is obviously to see that the contents of the poem must be related to the Blacks. From the first line of the poem we can see that Blacks do not have freedom and the whites inhabit them. It is said, ¡§What happens to a dream deferred?¡¨ (642). It also contains the meaning of: The dream never comes true. What is the dream? When the Blacks come to America, have they ever thought their life would be this miserable? Of course not, no one would prefer to be a slave. But they h...

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