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THOUGHTFULLY respond to this student post, What might you add to this student
responses? What questions might you pose in order to prompt further
thought? Responding with “I like what you said”, “I thought the same thing as you
did” or “I agree” simply will not fulfill the requirements for this part of the assignment.
Basically, you should have a discussion with your classmates. Discussions are intended to
substitute for traditional classroom discussion.
The original question Explain the importance of word choice, word order, and rhyme/rhythm in
one of the poems you were assigned. Be specific by providing examples from the poem for
support. When citing from a poem, use line numbers in the parenthetical reference instead of
page numbers. Also, be sure to use the forward slash to show when lines of poetry end within a
paragraph citation. See the formatting examples in your text for details.
Poem Word Choice
When writing a poem word choice is so impeccable because an author only has a few lines to get
his/her point across in a manner that will captivate the reader. Getting the authors point across is
just step number one in creating a written master piece. Illustrating a detailed image in the
readers mind is step number two, are arguably the most important step. In order for the author to
illustrate such an image he/she must be thoughtful and thorough when selecting their words. Not
only is word choice important but so is the flow or rhythm of the poem. Reading a poem that is
choppy is less likely to keep the attention of the reader. When the author chooses the words to
create their story they must ensure that it will keep the interest of their audience.
In the poem “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurance Dunbar word choice is specifically
important because he is expressing emotion. Emotion is such a strong topic and when you only
have a few lines to express it, it is crucial use to extra ordinary words. For example “We sing, but
oh the clay is vile” (line 12) in this specific line of the poem the author is showing that on the
outside we may be cheerful and happy but dreadfully unpleasant beneath that. “This debt we pay
to human guile” (line 3) Here Dunbar is portraying that because of our intelligence as a society
we must sacrifice our true troublesome emotions and cover them with an untrue happy mask.
Paul Dunabr’s “We Wear the Mask” poem has such beautiful rhythm. He has developed his
poem in manner that makes the reader eager to continue reading. “We smile, but, O great Christ,
our cries/ To thee from tortured souls arise.”(line 10,11) These two magnetizing lines not only
have beautiful rhythm but contain excellent word choice.
Paul Laurance Dunbar has really shown what a master piece proper word choice can create. He
shows that you do not always have to use large words but simply putting small words in
thoughtful placement order can too create a beautiful piece of work.

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