The poem "We Wear the Mask" written by American Author Paul Laurence Dunbar tells the story of why so many times the black men chooses to wear the "happy mask" when living without freedom. When Dunbar writes " We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise" he is making a reference to how despite smiling gracefully, the African Americans pray every night for an end to all of their struggles. The speaker can only confide his secrets to Christ, because to the rest of the world he shows the fake mask of happiness, while his soul is in pain.
D) For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills
Answer:
A
Explanation:
A motif is a literary term that is an idea, object, or concept that repeats itself throughout a text. A motif gives clues to theme or reinforces ideas an author wants to emphasize.
A motif generally reinforces the theme of the text.
A motif must be repeated throughout a text to be considered a motif. However, the motif may appear in various forms.
For example, “death” could be a motif in a literary work. An author would not necessarily have to use the word “death” to express the motif. He might write “funeral,” “grave,” “dead,” and so on. Furthermore, he could depict death-like images to add to the motif.
All of the language and imagery would contribute to the motif. The motif itself would contribute to the author’s theme.
Thanks for the question Mark please brainlist
The correct answer is B.
Bernadette Devlin was an Irish politician and Civil Rights leader. When she compared the fight of Catholics in North Ireland with the Civil Rights Movement of the African Americans of the US, she did so taking into account that these two groups were feeling like second class citizens in their respective countries and how both took a step forward to fight for their rights.
These two movements were different in terms of the feature that generated the discrimination, in case of the Catholics it was due to religious differencies but for African Americans the causes were racial. Anyway both groups felt very similarly the discrimination, this is why Devlin compared the physicological dimension of the two movements.
