Question

read the excerpt from \we wear the mask\ by paul laurence dunbar.
we smile, but, o great christ, our cries
to thee from tortured souls arise.
we sing, but oh the clay is vile
beneath our feet, and long the mile;
but let the world dream otherwise,
we wear the mask!
which structural element does the poet use in this excerpt?
○ rhyme scheme
○ repeated line
○ couplet
○ quatrain

Explanation:

A rhyme scheme is a pattern of rhymes at the end of each line. In this excerpt, "cries" rhymes with "arise", "vile" rhymes with "mile", and there's a consistent pattern. A repeated line would have an exact duplicate line (not here). A couplet is two - line rhyming unit (this is more than two lines). A quatrain is a four - line stanza (this is six lines).

Answer:

rhyme scheme