analyze poem we wear mask paul lawrence dunbar

 

This is the poem that you should analyze.

There are several required question that you should use for writing an essay.

 

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Write a 3 to 4 page,, typed, double spaced essay in which you analyze and interpret the poem that you have selected for part three. Use the elements of poetry in your analysis. The following are some questions to keep in mind as they may help you with your analysis and interpretation:

 

1.what is the basic narrative of the poem,

2.the emotional tone of the poem,,

3.the physical or psychological movement of the poem?

4.What is the central image in the poem?

 

 

 

We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shadoes our eyes
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and leeding hearts we smile
And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world bo over side,
In counting all our tears and sight?
Nay, let them only see us, while 
  We wear the mask.

We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries
To Thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
But let the world dream otherwise, 
  We wear the mask!