Read the poem "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?

Why does the author use IMAGERY of festering sores and rotten meat?
Question 10 options:

To show that a delayed dream can cause damage and emotional pain.

To show that it is easy to achieve your dreams.

To describe what the streets of Harlem looks like.

To let the readers know that the author was injured.