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The poet has used the word 'masquerade' in the poem which means 'to pretend to be someone else. ' The speaker in the poem is trying to say that though they hide their true identity because of their color but they don't like to pretend to be someone else
 
        
             
        
        
        
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who was discouraged by his failure,
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It implies that they are playing basketball
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