In "Sympathy," "the sun is bright," the wind stirs grass, and "the river flows like a stream of glass." What does this outdoor image stand for?

In "Sympathy," the bird beats his wing "Till its blood is red on the cruel bars." What does this image show?

The bird in "Sympathy" longs to be "on the bough a-swing." What does the bough image represent?

In the last stanza of "Sympathy," the bird sings "When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore." What does the song stand for?

In "We Wear the Mask," the "mask that grins and lies" hides cheeks and shades eyes. What does the mask stand for?

"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile" appears in "We Wear the Mask." What does this contrast stand for?

In "Sympathy," bright slopes, wind, river, bird, and bud surround "I know what the caged bird feels!" How does the metaphor begin?

In stanza 2 of "Sympathy," the bird "beats his wing" until blood marks the bars, then clings to his perch. How does the metaphor develop?

In the last stanza of "Sympathy," the bruised bird's song is a plea he flings "upward to Heaven." How does this change the bird's struggle?

How does the mask metaphor develop across the three stanzas of "We Wear the Mask"?

In "We Wear the Mask," the speakers call the mask "This debt we pay to human guile." What does calling it a debt suggest?

In "Sympathy," the song is "not a carol," and in "We Wear the Mask," "We smile" while "cries...arise." What do the poems share?

"Sympathy" centers on a caged bird, and "We Wear the Mask" centers on a mask before "the world." What is the main difference in images?

"Sympathy" names "cruel bars" and a "prayer," and "We Wear the Mask" names "torn and bleeding hearts" and "tortured souls." What tone comparison fits?

"Sympathy" repeats "I know," while "We Wear the Mask" repeats "we wear." What difference in point of view matters?

How does the outside world in "Sympathy" differ from "the world" in "We Wear the Mask"?

"Sympathy" uses refrains: "I know what...feels," "I know why...beats," and "I know why...sings." What does this repetition do?

In "Sympathy" stanza 2, "wing," "sting," and "wing" rhyme around blood and scars. What does the sound pattern emphasize?

The short refrain "We wear the mask" returns after "let them only see us" and after "let the world dream otherwise." What effect does it have?

In "We Wear the Mask," the long-i sound returns in "lies," "eyes," "wise," "sighs," and "cries." What does this rhyme do?