McKay's long poem contains many progressions. There are no spaces between lines; it is a continuous poem because it requires readers to stay focused from beginning to end. This poem could be effectively presented as a speech to soldiers who are preparing to fight with their enemies. The poem must therefore be long to be able to gradually raise the morale of the soldiers. Each line is almost the same length, indicating the formal attitude of the speaker who is possibly the leader. Additionally, as a motivational speech, it must be coherent so that it can capture the soldiers' attention without distraction. However, in contrast, the length of “Harlem” is short and the poem is incoherent: it consists of eleven lines divided into four stanzas. The first and last stanzas contain one line, while the other two contain seven and two lines, respectively. Some lines are short, others are longer. As a result, readers may become uncomfortable or frustrated while reading it; but this seems to be the poet's aim, Hughes uses the length of his poem to convey to readers, especially whites, the feelings of blacks that dreams are deferred because of racism and injustice in society. Additionally, since the poem is short, readers could understand Hughes' point of view quickly. This also implies that the speaker has