Confidence, By Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, know for as a fighter and successful struggles I'm life but successfully liberates herself from pain. She suffers through torturous yeara of sexism and racism. Still I rise categorizes to be in one of the best poems for calm and sense of tranquility. Maya demonstrates her success as she overcomes the amount of discrimination with pride and poise. Through the use of repetition Angelou she senses comfortability towards her color of skin. She does not give an importance that other people do towards her skin color and gender. In stanzas 2,5, and 7 Angelou repeats many bold questions. Which, demonstrates. Confidence “does my sassiness upset you does my Haughtiness upset you, does my sexiness upset you”? Not only does Angelou use repetion
of the title itself, but she also agregates metaphors. At the end of stanzas one, three, and six she finishes with “but still, like air, I rise. She compares herself to dust which is super weightless and invisible. Angelou basically refers herself as graceful since she overcomes these adversities. In the last stanza, she repeats “I rise” seven times to prove her strength of emerging a victorious and powerful event despite the aggressors. Angelou’s diction also seems violent which evokes sympathy and help cope through her pain. Repetion also probes inspiration and represents her triumph from all of her struggles. Characteristics and persona of Maya angelou are clearly proven as the overall mood and tone. whivj, happens to be depression yet, triumph and success. Similies and metaphors are also included. which, creates imagery to evoke emotion. for instance, “children falling down like teardrops.” is melancholy. Since, in ones head tears pop up. Towards the end of this Poem, Maya creates figurative language along with personification. She is not ashamed of her color instead she refers herself as a “black ocean”. Her sense of tranquility and feelings of surredity evokes special senses of imagery. Maya also compresses herself to nature very often “just like moons and like Suns”. nature involved, symbolizes the great power she constantly comes throughout her tough life.
of the title itself, but she also agregates metaphors. At the end of stanzas one, three, and six she finishes with “but still, like air, I rise. She compares herself to dust which is super weightless and invisible. Angelou basically refers herself as graceful since she overcomes these adversities. In the last stanza, she repeats “I rise” seven times to prove her strength of emerging a victorious and powerful event despite the aggressors. Angelou’s diction also seems violent which evokes sympathy and help cope through her pain. Repetion also probes inspiration and represents her triumph from all of her struggles. Characteristics and persona of Maya angelou are clearly proven as the overall mood and tone. whivj, happens to be depression yet, triumph and success. Similies and metaphors are also included. which, creates imagery to evoke emotion. for instance, “children falling down like teardrops.” is melancholy. Since, in ones head tears pop up. Towards the end of this Poem, Maya creates figurative language along with personification. She is not ashamed of her color instead she refers herself as a “black ocean”. Her sense of tranquility and feelings of surredity evokes special senses of imagery. Maya also compresses herself to nature very often “just like moons and like Suns”. nature involved, symbolizes the great power she constantly comes throughout her tough life.