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‘We Wear the Mask’. Paul Laurence Dunbar. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1 872-1906. First African American poet to be recognized nationally June 27, 1872 Dayton, OH Parents were ex-slaves Elevator Operator. Paul Laurence Dunbar 1 872-1906. Wrote poetry in his free time - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Paul Laurence Dunbar‘WE WEAR THE MASK’
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR 1872-1906
• First African American poet to be
recognized nationally
• June 27, 1872 Dayton, OH
• Parents were ex-slaves
• Elevator Operator
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR 1872-1906
• Wrote poetry in his free time
• First book of poetry published in
1893
• Toured US and then Europe
• Tuberculosis -> Died age 33,
1906
WE WEAR THE MASK
Known for dialect poems:
‘Wadin' In De Crick’ ‘Speakin' At De Cou't-House’ ‘When A Feller's
Itchin' To Be Spanked’
Published in Lyrics of Lowly Life, 1896
A LYRICAL poem.
WE WEAR THE MASK
About ‘oppressed black Americans forced to hide
their pain and frustration behind a façade of
happiness and contentment.’
BUT
Could be about anything or anyone -> the ‘we’ is not
identified
-> ‘MASK’
• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
FIGURES OF SPEECH…
Cummings, Micheal J. "We Wear the Mask." www.cummingsstudyguides.net. Micheal J Cummings, 2007. Web. 11 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides4/Dunbar.html#Top>.
"Paul Laurence Dunbar." NNDB: Tracking the Entire World. Soylent Communications. Web. 12 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.nndb.com/people/402/000104090/>.
Portrait of Paul Laurence Dunbar. 1895-1900. Photograph. Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Http://www.libraries.wright.edu. Wright State University. Web. 12
Feb. 2012. <http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar//gallery.php>.
"Paul Laurence Dunbar: Biography - Wright State University Libraries." Home - Wright State University Libraries. Wright State University. Web. 11 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/dunbar//biography.php>.
"Paul Laurence Dunbar." Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More. Academy of American Poets, 1996. Web. 31 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/302>.
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