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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAYER TO THE MASKS, by LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Masks! O masks! %black mask, red mask, you white-and-black Last Line: But we are men of dance, whose feet get stronger %as we pound upon firm ground Subject(s): Negritude (literary Movement) | |||
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