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Word Choices In Paul Laurence Dunbar's We War The Mask

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A lot of times it is hard for me to have discernment in what a poem is trying to say. I often find poems with elaborate word choices and word orders to be confusing. I have to break down line by line in order to connect my understanding and perception with the true meaning behind the written word. In Paul Laurence Dunbar's " We Wear the Mask," I find discernment easy. The word choice and the word order flow naturally creating a seamless flow of words and and meaning. The word choice is direct, simplistic and natural. There is not an overabundance of complex verbiage, leaving the poem to be an" easy read " for the reader. The poem has several words used for it's connotation's. One would think having words used specifically for its specific
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