hope. If you don’t like something‚ change it. If you can’t change it‚ change your attitude.” Maya angelou. Born: April 4‚ 1928 St. Louis‚ MO ‚ Died: May 28‚ 2014‚ Winston-Salem‚ NC Next is a quote from another famed poet named robert frost “These woods are lovely‚ dark and deep‚ But I have promises to keep‚ And miles to go before I sleep‚ And miles to go before I sleep. Two roads diverged
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not their favor‚ All was nothing but my color; Shared everything among their dears‚ Left me alone‚ in eyes‚ with tears. People do say I am educated‚ But‚ I was‚ there‚ really punished; They never taught us subject‚ Only that ugly unseen object. I like others‚ born with same red blood‚ Then why I‚ suffocating in caste flood? Thus the life portrayed in these two works‚ shows how both the black people and the Dalits are being suppressed. Even though they make their own life .It is clear “great
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their foundation. The sadness that she felt after Malcolm X was killed and then Martin Luther King Jr. being assassinated on her birthday also gave way to the writing of “Caged Bird.” On the contrary she also conveyed much about love in her poems like “Remembrance” and “Touched By an Angel” (Poem Hunter). In these poems love is simply described as being beautiful and calm. Maya Angelou constructed her poems in a chaotic time period and
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in church and before head of state‚ and has worked as an actress and a poet (Angaza). Because Angelou has gone through and experienced so much in life‚ she can relate to any hardships America is facing at the time because she understands what it is like to be poor and to feel lost. Through her many autobiographies‚ she has faced her past and has regained confidence in herself. Angelou has developed from a young girl who was afraid to talk into a mighty woman who speaks seven languages and refuses
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The breeze pushing the curtains passes the readers cheeks. The fresh‚ crisp smell of lemonade reaches out‚ and the reader can feel the sharp edges of the cookies in the mouth just like Angelou. The method of organization used in this descriptive passage is chronological. 2. The figures of speech highlight Angelou’s emotional state‚ explaining the statements of dominant impression or thesis statement. “Sopped around” implies
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writing. Later on a friend discovered how talented she was and convinced Angelou to write a memoir. This memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" marked history as the first non-fiction best seller written by an African-American woman. The memoir‚ like all Angelou’s writing‚ reveals her essence‚ childhood struggles‚ and young adult struggles to the reader. Even after her recent death‚ Angelou is still celebrated as a highly regarded and compelling feministic poet. Angelou’s perseverance in all her
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experiences. However‚ Angelou’s mother‚ Vivian Baxter‚ is not present during much of her daughter’s development. Angelou does not even recognize her mother at eight years old when she meets her in St. Louis. Not having her mother has made Angelou feel like an unwanted child and upon seeing her mother for the first time since she was sent to stamps she believed she understands why she has been sent away: her mother is “too beautiful to have children.” (60)However‚ after Angelou moves to California with
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As a woman you are created with a special gift‚ it’s like little extra ingredients that all women have within them. The poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou‚ she speaks about the elegance of a woman‚ her inner being the way she glow without saying a word Maya expressed how men are amazed by her presence “men themselves have wondered what they see in me” (line 31-32).It’s hard to put your finger on it all women were born with the power. In the poem “Still I rise” by Maya Angelou she described
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Angelou also involves the use of internal rhyme‚ and the rhyme scheme is an ABCB pattern. Angelou makes the poem more intriguing by using personification in stanza six. For example‚ “shoot me with your words”. She compares dust to herself‚ “but still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise. Almost all of her works speak about her brutal past. She is able to make any reader feel what she wants them to feel. In the poem Phenomenal Woman‚ she wants the readers to know why she always walks with her head held high(The Complete
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Angelica Cobia Maya Angelou is an inspiration to all women around the world. Her strength is internationally known. In “The Heart of a Woman” Maya Angelou recounts her life events between age 17 and 19. She raises her teenage son‚ becomes a successful author‚ and becomes romantically involved with a South African freedom fighter‚ as well as other men in her life time. Maya Angelou is a woman for all of us to emulate. The book ends with Angelou’s son leaving for college and Angelou looking
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