1 Nadia Lee English 2 Mr. List 19 January 2013 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings By: Maya Angelou 1. Before I chose this poem‚ I was thinking about choosing a couple of other ones when I finally realized that this poem caught my eye the most. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings helped me realize the benefits and consequences from both sides in life. I found this poem in Google under the category that said “poems that talk about life”. If you read this poem and take it literally‚ than it will mean
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Maya Angelou was a black child living with her grandmother in the American south in the 1930’s. In her autobiography “I know why the caged bird sings” she takes the reader on a journey throughout her childhood‚ growing up where racism towards the black people was rife. The opening lines introduce a crucial theme heavily laced with rhythm‚ dialect‚ alliteration and imagery. It shows Maya’s natural gift on her use of language and her use of upbeat‚ gentle self-deprecation that she uses when she writes
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unfit for a particular audience. Maya Angelou has written so many banned books she is the most banned author in the United States. “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing” is one of her many books‚ that is banned. “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” is banned for many reasons‚ I’ll let you decide if you think it should. One main reason Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” is banned is for the pornographic language‚ incest‚ and rape. One Texas school states it is full of “gross evils”. Angelou often
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and wrong. In her autobiography‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ she leaves evidence of her personal guilt. Maya’s shameful childhood and ethnically unjust encounters contribute to her unclear sense of morals. In her early childhood‚ Maya identifies with several different parts of her family and adapts to new surroundings. At her age‚ assuming people are kind and warm-hearted is only natural. During an act of rape‚ Maya describes as such‚ “He held me so softly that I wished he wouldn’t ever let me
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Jacqueline Rodriguez June 6‚ 2011 Period 5 SOAPSTone Reading Strategy Guide Speaker: The voice of the story “I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings” in the chapter “Champion of The World” is a little African American girl named Maya Angelou. From the research I have done it seems that she is around the age of 6 or 7 years old; do to the fact that Joe’s victorious fight against Carnera was in the year 1935 and Maya was born in 1928. The majority of the African American race in these times of history
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In 1969 segregation and racism were separating the people of America‚ not only physically but also emotionally. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” written by Maya Angelou‚ captured the separation and unfairness of society. This poem is an accurate representation of the pain and hardship of the African American community. Marguerite Ann Johnson‚ now known as Maya Angelou‚ was born on April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. She was a civil rights activist as seen in many of her poems. Angelou experienced
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Text Analysis: Characterization in Autobiography When describing an important individual they have known‚ writers of autobiography often make use of the same methods of characterization as fiction writers do. These methods are listed in the following chart. Directions: In the chart‚ write examples of each method of characterization Angelou used to reveal Mrs. Flowers’s personality traits. Then answer the question that follows. Methods of Characterization Examples Description of a person’s
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Literary Response By Ashley McKoy I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an inspiring story by well-known author Dr. Maya Angelou. Angelou is known for her many outstanding literary works. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Angelou tells the story of her life struggles and how she was able to overcome many obstacles in her life to become the famous author she is today. Angelou’s life story is inspiring and she tells it in a way that really makes you understand
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Theme Reflection In the story‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ there are many themes. Two of them include racism and displacement. At a very young age‚ Maya met the effects of racism and segregation in America. She had been told about the differences between blacks and whites‚ which developed her belief that only blonde hair is beautiful and that she is a fat black girl stuck in a nightmare. However‚ Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ was so segregated that as a child Maya never
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My Reaction to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou once proclaimed in an interview‚ “All my work is meant to say‚ ‘You may encounter many defeats but you must not be defeated’” (Anthology). This statement holds especially true in her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Her inspirational coming of age story is filled with many defeats that shaped her into the independent and compassionate woman she became. After reading this book‚ I found there to be many meaningful areas
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