The use of the phrase “certain truths” has the effect of a: characterizing the speaker as intentionally deceptive

b: forcing the reader to infer from earlier material what the phrase means

c: repeating the earlier references in paragraph 3 to “encomium” and “adulation”

d: clarifying the meaning of “self applause”

e: exposing the speakers uncertainty about his judgement of the american political system

The prefix of the italicized word in the sentence is rather difficult

The perimeter of a picture frame is 24 inches. if the width of the picture frame is 5 inches, what is the length of the picture frame?

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that