We Wear the Mask review

How many stanzas?

• 15

• 14

• 7

• 3

How many lines?

• 15

• 14

• 3

• 7

What is the extended metaphor?

• Smiling

• The world

• Clay

• The mask

The poem is an extended metaphor. What two things is it comparing?

• It is comparing a Covid mask to a superhero mask

• It is comparing the mask to hiding our true feelings

• It is comparing the mask to the world

• It is comparing the world to our true feelings

If "myriad" means "countless", what is the figurative language in "And mouth with myriad subtleties"?

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Simile

What is the figurative language in this line? "Why should the world be over-wise"

• Simile

• Personification

• Rhyme scheme

• Assonance

What could be the tone of this poem?

• Content with life and happy

• Joyful and pleased

• Stubborn and pained

• Cheerful and comforting

If the mood is "Tired but encouraged to be stubborn", what line supports this?

• "We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries/ To thee from tortured souls arise."

• "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"

• "But let the world dream otherwise,/ We wear the mask!"

What stanza could this GIST be about?

"Our face is like a mask. We lie and smile even though we are sad to trick others."

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 2

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 15

What stanza could this GIST be about? "We wish for help, walking this difficult road, but we'll never admit it."

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 2

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 15