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 day 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 quatrain is a four - line stanza. The given excerpt has multiple four - line stanzas. There is no consistent rhyme scheme throughout. No line is repeated. A couplet is a two - line unit.

Answer:

quatrain