• Review the title page for errors and missing elements.
• In the running head, give a short version of the title (not the whole thing), and give the page number. 
• Do not use bold font.
• Double space. 
• For the title of the poem mentioned in the essay, use quotation marks. 
• The introduction should have an opening sentence that engages the reader and introduces the general topic. 
• The last sentence of the introduction should be your thesis statement (or main point) for writing the essay. The thesis statement is your opinion about some literary element in the poem (such as imagery, theme, or symbolism) and why the author used it or what the author accomplished with it. The thesis cannot be a fact because it is a statement of opinion.
• Expand the essay to five paragraphs. Support the main point with short quotations and examples as evidence. Analyze the poem by looking deeply at words and phrases. Do not generalize and talk about people and society; talk about the poem’s language.
• You must give in-text citations for every quotation. Give the author, date, and line number in parentheses. 
• Left align the reference. Use a hanging indent. Fix errors in the end reference.

2. You immediately had me hooked with your introduction speaking about secrecy of the human life. I really enjoyed when you tied the introduction to the modern world and your poem. The more connections throughout the poem the better. I like the direction of your poem and your explanation of symbolism. I would remember the APA citations and cite the quotations from the poem. 

3. You chose a good poem! I do think your introduction needs to be stronger. I would have liked to see a more eye opening introduction as I didn’t really know the meaning of the poem based off the title alone. I was looking forward to an interesting explanation that would grab my attention. Also be careful with grammar and spelling. Use spell check as often as needed. The title needs to be in title case throughout the essay, making sure to include quotations around the title

Running Head: WE WEAR THE MASK (1896)

We Wear the Mask (1896)

We Wear the Mask (1896)

We Wear the Mask (1896)

Secrecy is an integral part of the human life, some people talk about working in silence and let the success speak for you, other people talk about telling people your plan will make them jealousy and eventually the same people might jeopardize your plans. The common aspect is secrecy people will hide their sorrows, but will always show theory success either fake or genuine. The poem We Wear the Mask (1896) by Paul Laurence Dunbar is a perfect example of the life human beings live, they wear a mask to hide their tears, wearing the mask at this moment symbolizes the aspect of hiding your sorrows but showing people that you are okay even if in reality it is a front. This is very common on social media, which begs the question do people still wear the mask?

The poem talks about the various instances where people are wearing a mask, “Why should the world be over-wise, in counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask.” Particularly this line advices people not to share business with people or rather not to air their dirty laundry in public. The main is that let them see us while we wear the mask, because again people you think you can confide in, will show their true colors during tragedy. The poem utilizing symbolism communicates the message of being keeping your life details t yourself or the love ones, although it does not warn about the consequences for not wearing a mask.

In conclusion, your plans, happiness or sorrow should remain with you or your love ones, wear the mask so that you will regret in future. Although it is the human nature to confide is solace from fellow human beings consider carefully who will not wear the mask around. some people have understood this concept and people still wear the mask.

References

Dunbar, P. L. (1896). We wear the mask. Lyrics of Lowly Life, 167.