Question

Last one of these poems thingys i have to do, ill mark brainest for quickest and best answer too, thank you in advance and if youre not gonna write it dont answer and keep going, questions go in the comments pls:) the poem is attached
also just a fyi, THIS IS NOT ABOUT CO.VID SO DONT WRITE ABT IT PLS

Interpret the poem's message for the average middle school student. Your response should include the poem's message, at lest two pieces of evidence and reasoning supporting the message you have identified, and an explanation of what it means to the average middle school student. Minimum expectation for a passing grade is eight sentences and maximum expectation is twelve sentences. If you write less than eight or more than twelve, you will not receive a passing grade (C) or better.
This is for an assessment grade.

Answer 1

The poem is trying to convey that in society we tend to only show ourselves in a positive way, hiding all the real emotions of sadness, grief, and sorrow from the outside world. In line 1 the poem states, “We wear the mask that grins and lies.” The “mask” is not a literal thing, it just means you are covering up your raw emotions of negative things such as sadness. In line 15-16 the poem states, “But let the world dream otherwise, we wear the mask!” The poet is trying to convey that we don’t let the outside world see the emotions we don’t feel good about. When we are depressed or upset we just put on a fake persona and make it seem like we are okay and happy all the time. Most of the time the so-called “happiest people” tend to be dealing with the most hardships. This poem perfectly encapsulates the idea of a fake facade towards society.