Why must the people (the “we” mentioned) wear the mask?
A
The people wear the mask to protect their faces and themselves.
B
The people wear the mask because they are told to by the larger society.
C
The people wear the mask to keep their identities a secret.
D
The people wear the mask to hide their suffering
Poem:
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes, —
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O 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!

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shadowlegend17 shadowlegend17 · Answer 1 · 2021-12-06T17:05:54+01:00

Answer:

if this is we wear mask from Paul the the answer is D

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websitetechie websitetechie · Answer 2 · 2022-05-25T15:44:02+02:00

Question:

What effect does the poet achieve by repeating the phrase, "We wear the mask" throughout the poem?

Answers:

1. he is speaking about a common experience that the African American community shares

2. African Americans used the "mask" to hide their suffering and gain a kind of victory against society

Explanation:

I got it correct in my test :)

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