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  Cherrin Silvia Natalie 4SA02 11619456   WE WEAR THE MASK by Paul Laurence Dunbar   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! ANALYSIS      :    T TITLE The poem “We Wear The Mask” by Paul Laurance implies that we all doesn’t show who we really are. P PARAPHRASE We wear masks that smiles and lies, It hides our cheeks and guards our eyes,— This debt we pay for human lies; With a broken heart...

Cherrin Silvia Natalie 4SA02 11619456   WE WEAR THE MASK by Paul Laurence Dunbar   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! ANALYSIS      :    T TITLE The poem “We Wear The Mask” by Paul Laurance implies that we all doesn’t show who we really are. P PARAPHRASE We wear masks that smiles and lies, It hi...