The Literary Point of View Theme Essay Word Choice Literary Devices Author Comparison/Contrast: Assignment: For Your Information: Comparison/Contrast - The process of examining two or more things in order to establish their similarities and differences. After reading two selections‚ you will write a comparison/contrast essay using the guidelines provided in this packet. 1. Any relationship between two or more things will involve some degree of SIMILARITY‚ as well as some degree
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When Angelou was eight‚ she and Bailey moved to St. Louis to live with their mother Vivian‚ and her mother’s boyfriend Mr. Freeman; soon after‚ Mr. Freeman sexually molests and rapes the young child; after such a horrid experience‚ the central character only speaks
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African-American author Maya Angelou writes about her encounter with the African people of a small village in Ghana. Often times when African-Americans returned to Africa they were not accepted as Africans and were rejected‚ as Angelou states “Despite our sincerity and eagerness‚ we were often rebuffed” (110). When Maya comes into contact with the Africans‚ they mistake her for being Bambara‚ a type of African from Liberia. Because of her fear of rejection and pleasure of acceptance‚ Angelou decides not to correct
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Phenomenal Woman is a dramatic poem by Maya Angelou about the love a woman has for herself even with her flaws. This poem is meant to be performed in front of an audience because the poem’s body movements reflect her flamboyant actions as she performs on stage. The speaker is a strong‚ confident woman (possibly Angelou) whom men seem to be incredibly attracted to. This is odd because the woman seems to not consider herself beautiful. Through her poem‚ Angelou speaks to all women‚ beautiful or not.
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invented. In the first stanza‚ by comparing sounds which are nonphysical phenomena with the pearl which is physical object‚ Maya Angelou tries to give sounds physical shape of pearl‚ perfectly round and easily rolling. By the second stanza‚ the doubt and fear was implicitly likened to people by having the quality of ungainly or clumsy/awkward‚ and they do blush! Angelou does the comparing and likening not without reason‚ she tried to share her imagery of what sounds are and what doubt and fear are
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times of slavery. This poem was meant to symbolize those who have felt trapped at one time in their lives‚ with a metaphoric caged bird. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ a memoir by Maya Angelou‚ also exemplifies the anguish people have felt during times of desperation and “confinement.” More specifically‚ Angelou portrays this grief by contrasting similar characteristics between certain characters in her memoir and the caged bird in Laurence Dunbar’s poem. The incredibly‚ prominent
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May 19‚ 2014 To: File From: Paralegal John Date: May 19‚ 2014 Re: Angela Woodside Case Facts: Angela Woodside‚ a resident of New York‚ inherited ten acres of land in Ohio. She decided to sell the property to Doyle Contactors‚ Inc. for the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500‚000.00). Doyle Contractors entered into a contract with Angela Woodside for the purchase of the above property on June 1‚ 2007. As part of the contract‚ Ms. Woodside provided
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The poem “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou explains the different details about a woman that makes her phenomenal. Maya shows us that this woman feels great about herself regardless of what others think. Throughout the poem she tells us that nobody seems to understand what it is that makes her attractive because she is not physically beautiful by society’s standards. So what makes this woman so appealing? The woman in this poem is appealing to others because of her inner beauty and how she feels
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able to do this- each in their own way. The first difference between Fish Cheeks and Caged Birds is the format of the literature. Amy Tan in Fish Cheeks chose to write a short descriptive essay (Tan‚ 2013). While Maya Angelou wrote in Caged Bird‚ a narrative in a poem format (Angelou‚ 1983). Each individual artist had a certain way in which‚ they wanted to express a significant event that they have learned throughout their life. I felt that it was easier to relate to Amy Tans message because she had
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Both Maya Angelou in Phenomenal Woman and Rosie Bourget in Being a Strong Black Woman both explore different aspects of what it takes to be a woman in society today. Maya Angelou uses repetition in the last stanza when writing‚ “Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman‚ That’s me.” She emphasises how proud she is to be a remarkable and extraordinary woman‚ a woman who can do all things if she sets her mind to it. This technique engraves the words in the readers mind causing them to begin to think and feel
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