Perseverance In Poetry
“Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “Invictus” by William Henley are two poems that explore the theme of perseverance. Both poems share a background of discomfort; however, the poets display their determination of perseverance by voicing powerful words. The poets give the reader an insight to confidence and to not back down from their discomfort. _______________
In the poem “Still I Rise” written by Maya Angelou, Angelou uses different settings and tones to demonstrate confidence. Most of the stanzas start with the word “You”, which applies to people who have degraded Angelou and African Americans. The majority of the stanzas includes the literary devices, metaphor or simile. These literary devices make a comparison of something negative to
In the poem “Still I Rise” written by Maya Angelou, Angelou uses different settings and tones to demonstrate confidence. Most of the stanzas start with the word “You”, which applies to people who have degraded Angelou and African Americans. The majority of the stanzas includes the literary devices, metaphor or simile. These literary devices make a comparison of something negative to