What is the figurative language in this paragraph? But Peter made no sound at all. When his mother tiptoed close, she saw that Peter has fallen asleep, listening to the night. And his smile told her that Dacha's songs had filled hi dreams with happiness.

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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.

i will have to go with 1.

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