The expensive delicate ship that must have
seen
something amazing, a boy falling out the sky,
had somewhere to get to and sailed calmly on.

how might these lines advance the poem's meaning?

a. it doesn't to get excited in times of suffering.

b. like the ship, people go on living their lives in times of suffering.

c. suffering and going somewhere are both done calmly.

d. as people move toward their goals, they must go calmly like the ship.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story