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WE WEAR THE MASK (Figurative Language (Hyperbole, "With torn and…
WE WEAR THE MASK
Figurative Language
Hyperbole, "With torn and bleeding hearts we smile," a hyperbole is used to exaggerate the feelings of pain
Symbolism, the mask is a symbol of fear and weakness
At the very beginning of the poem, the line "We wear the mask that grins and lies" is an example of personification.
Theme
Sure the mask might look nice with all those smiles and grins, but it's certainly not helping matters in, "We Wear the Mask." The lies and deceit aren't just reserved for the outside world either
No matter how much suffering and pain the blacks were subjected to, they would let the world dream of happiness.
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Poets Biography
Paul laurence dunbar was born on june 27 , 1872. he was one of the first African American poets to gain national recognition. His parents Joshua and Matilda Murphy Dunbar were freed slaves from Kentucky. he is an african americal who is best known for his verse and short stories.
He was one of the first black writers to attempt to make an living from his writing, and certainly one of the first to gain national prominence.
Sound Devices
Cosoncance
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes In the line above you have consonance in the dz-sound in the words hides and shades.
Assonance
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, In the two lines above you have the long i-sound in the words lies, hides, eyes.
Summary
is a frequently anthologized sonnet that shows Dunbar getting it done in his standard English ballads. In this fifteen-line ballad, he directs particularly toward the enormous enduring of dark individuals and the need of painting on a cheerful face as a survival strategy. In this manner, Dunbar challenges the manor convention, of which he had turned into a notable member.
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