The answer is that the author has to bring to life a musical composition with only words.
Beethoven was a famous composer who had multiple works of art glossing mainly over piano, and orchestra. Explaining a piece of music to others, with only words would be, in other words. . . hard.
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-The Scarlett Pimpernel
Perhaps Dunbar uses the image of a mask as wearing a face allows us to conceal our face - enabling us to hide any expression or emotion. In his poem, he mentions how black people felt the need to appear as content or happy when surrounded by people who were white - especially when they felt the opposite. The mask represents the false expressions the blacks had to wear.
Answer:
It breaks the iambic rhythm on the first two syllables, setting the demanding tone of the line.
Explanation:
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