Briana Gaines
Do we express our emotions authentically? Our faces do not always reflect how people genuinely feel. In the extended metaphor “We Wear the Mask”, Paul Dunbar integrates the use of hyperbole, personification and symbolism to promote the fact that lies and deceit lead into concealed pain and suffering . The poem begins with Dunbar’s expressing feelings for the whole entire black community. He has express his unconditional anger by having to hide his emotions. The use of hyperbole stimulate the seriousness of the mask and its power. “With torn and bleeding hearts we smile.”, lets the reader know how ruined this black person is on the inside but on the outside he may look perfectly happy. It also places emphasis on the pain and
Do we express our emotions authentically? Our faces do not always reflect how people genuinely feel. In the extended metaphor “We Wear the Mask”, Paul Dunbar integrates the use of hyperbole, personification and symbolism to promote the fact that lies and deceit lead into concealed pain and suffering . The poem begins with Dunbar’s expressing feelings for the whole entire black community. He has express his unconditional anger by having to hide his emotions. The use of hyperbole stimulate the seriousness of the mask and its power. “With torn and bleeding hearts we smile.”, lets the reader know how ruined this black person is on the inside but on the outside he may look perfectly happy. It also places emphasis on the pain and