Question

What element of poetry is featured in this passage from Paul Dunbar's Sympathy?

We wear the mask that grins and lies
A.personification-giving human qualities to animals,objects,idea
B.hyperbole-exaggeration
C.sound devices-repetition

Answer 1

A. personification-giving human qualities to animals, objects, idea. The text is giving human characteristics to the mask, by saying "the mask that grins and lies" A mask cannot literally do that. ☺

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