Still I Rise
Heather Scherr
Mrs. Reddish
English II
6 Feburary 2017
Poetry Analysis Essay Maya Angelou was a poet and a civil rights activist. Angelou is best known for, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best seller by and African-American woman. Throughout this poem and “Still I Rise”, Angelou creates a theme of perseverance even during rough times, by using multiple poetic devices. In the poem, “Still I Rise”, Angelou uses imagery, similes, and repetition to show the theme. The line “I rise”, is repeated at the end of every other stanza (4). This is to show that no matter what people do or say she will rise. Angelou shows that nothing will keep her down through the repetition of this line. The imagery
Mrs. Reddish
English II
6 Feburary 2017
Poetry Analysis Essay Maya Angelou was a poet and a civil rights activist. Angelou is best known for, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best seller by and African-American woman. Throughout this poem and “Still I Rise”, Angelou creates a theme of perseverance even during rough times, by using multiple poetic devices. In the poem, “Still I Rise”, Angelou uses imagery, similes, and repetition to show the theme. The line “I rise”, is repeated at the end of every other stanza (4). This is to show that no matter what people do or say she will rise. Angelou shows that nothing will keep her down through the repetition of this line. The imagery