arielgonzalez809

01.10.2019 • 

English

What does the “masquerade” represent in the poem (line 9)?

poem

fresh out of middle
school, we
all understand the rules: wear
whatever’s in, scowl on cue to convince the
world we’re fearless — anything to mask
[5]the million insecurities that
pockmark1 our skin like acne. gone the grins
when we strut down the hall. we talk tough and
hope to god it’s enough to get us by. it’s all lies.
we despise the masquerade.2 it
[10]may disguise our fears, but also hides
our kind and tender hearts, our
agile minds, the wit that sits behind our cheeks —
who’d guess that some of us are geeks and
nerds and poets, too? clothed in shades
[15]of chocolate skin, our color works to camouflage our
character and promise — at least, in certain eyes.
one look, and we are neatly judged this
gang, these thugs, these dark delinquents3 in debt
to society. meanwhile, you fail to see that we
[20]are college-bound (more than a few), prepared to pay
attention to psychology, the sciences, the arts, to
thoughtfully unfurl the scrolls of human
history. instead, you see a thief who uses guile.4
is such unfairness what the world is filled with?
[25]the evidence is seen in spirits ripped and torn.
still, the world needs the dreams we offer, and
should we leave those dreams bleeding
on the road, we’d shrink our own hearts
down to nothing, and that we
[30]would regret. better to let our anger go, and smile.
the ignorant ignore as best you can, and
in the end, mask aside, freshen your mouth
with ferocious lines of potent poetry, with
metaphors that mightily reveal the myriad5
[35]of emotions you feel – yet, in all their subtleties

Ответ:

manlycool9962

04.01.2022

English

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The word 'masquerade' in the poem is referred to 'pretending.'

Explanation:

The given poem is the title "Jabari Unmasked" written by Nikki Grimes during the Harlem Renaissance. The poem speaks about the issues that African Americans faced because of their color. The speaker in the poem talks about hiding his identity from the world. The speaker brings to light how the people of different color are prone to hide their true self, true identity with the fear of negative comments from the society.

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. They hate to hide their true self and true identity.

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Ответ:

cwater7

13.02.2022

English

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options provided, we can say that the organizational pattern Tomas is using for his speech is the Refutation Pattern.

This is the correct answer because in the Refutation Patter, the speaker search for the probable opposition arguments of its audience to prepare the right answers and arguments before its speech. This way he/she could have the best answers and the way to supporting when the speaker is faced with oppositions.

That is what Tomas is doing, for his persuasive speech. He first identified all the objections to his position, and then he used evidence to argue against those objections.

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