How do the similes that the speaker uses throughout the poem contribute to the negative tone of deferred
poem: does it dry up like a raisin? 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 says like a heavy load or does it explode? * fester- become worse

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

the speaker versus the boy.

to show that social not the correct answer!