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‘We Wear the Mask’

‘We Wear the Mask’. Paul Laurence Dunbar. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1 872-1906. First African American poet to be recognized nationally June 27, 1872 Dayton, OH Parents were ex-slaves Elevator Operator. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1 872-1906. Wrote poetry in his free time

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‘We Wear the Mask’

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  1. ‘We Wear the Mask’ Paul Laurence Dunbar

  2. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906 • First African American poet to be recognized nationally • June 27, 1872 Dayton, OH • Parents were ex-slaves • Elevator Operator

  3. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906 • Wrote poetry in his free time • First book of poetry published in 1893 • Toured US and then Europe • Tuberculosis -> Died age 33, 1906

  4. We wear the mask • Known for dialect poems: • ‘Wadin' In De Crick’ ‘Speakin' At De Cou't-House’ ‘When A Feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked’ • Published in Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1896 • A LYRICAL poem.

  5. We wear the mask • About ‘oppressed black Americans forced to hide their pain and frustration behind a façade of happiness and contentment.’ • BUT • Could be about anything or anyone -> the ‘we’ is not identified • -> ‘MASK’

  6. Figures of Speech… • Rhyme • Rhythm • Alliteration • Metaphor

  7. Work Cited: • Cummings, Micheal J. "We Wear the Mask." www.cummingsstudyguides.net. Micheal J Cummings, 2007. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Dunbar.html#Top>. • "Paul Laurence Dunbar." NNDB: Tracking the Entire World. Soylent Communications. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nndb.com/people/402/000104090/>. • Portrait of Paul Laurence Dunbar. 1895-1900. Photograph. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Http://www.libraries.wright.edu. Wright State University. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar//gallery.php>. • "Paul Laurence Dunbar: Biography - Wright State University Libraries." Home - Wright State University Libraries. Wright State University. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar//biography.php>. • "Paul Laurence Dunbar." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Academy of American Poets, 1996. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/302>.

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