The speaker in the poem holds an examining attitude towards the American Dream. The speaker in the poem offers different perspectives towards the dream in America. The theme of the poem is to question the reality of dreams that are set aside. Set amidst the condition of those in America whose voices are denied, the speaker in the poem posits possible results from the opening question of "What happens to a dream deferred?" The attitude of the speaker is a reflective one, with an ominous tone struck by the posing of the closing question: "Or does it explode?" This attitude of the speaker does not indicate anything other than a predicament where little good results from the actions of dreams being deferred.
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