What effect does the poet achieve by repeating the phrase, "we wear the mask" throughout the poem? complete the sentences to answer the
question.
in the poem "we wear the mask." paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he
repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that
. the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in
the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost
shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase,
dunbar could be implying that

it is true my friend

the answer would be c

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.