admit that Maya Angelou’s poems have that “on” switch that can make the reader truly respect her‚ and‚ even if the reader does not know Maya Angelou’s life‚ he or she can come to the conclusion that Angelou is a strong woman with influential words and a powerful outlook on life. Despite the popular achievement of her poetry‚ general critical consent holds that Angelou would be hardly known as a poet if she was not famous for the harsh circumstances of her life. Her poems are considered by some critics
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Angelou‚ for instance‚ is a “caged bird” who has been unable to express herself to others. Maya is adjusting to her surroundings that can be interpreted by her use of metaphors and symbolism. Her use of metaphors and symbols has allowed for her to gain confidence and change her ability to no longer be a caged bird‚ but a free bird. Maya Angelou transforms from a silent child into a strong independent black woman throughout her autobiography. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Angelou uses metaphors
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finished high school then gave birth to her son Guy at age 16‚ a few weeks after graduation. In the late 1950s‚ Maya began working with the Harlem Writer’s Guild and with the counseling of her friend‚ James Baldwin‚ she began working on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Lots of trouble came with that piece of literature back then‚ due to Maya’s honesty about being sexually assaulted at a young age. In 1954 and 1955‚ Maya toured Europe with the opera Porgy and Bess. She also studied Modern dance with renowned
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An Important Historical Figure: Maya Angelou Name Institution Date Introduction Born on the 4th of April‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ civil rights activist and writer Maya Angelou is popular for her memoir titled “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”‚ which made the literary milestone as the first non-fiction best-seller by a woman of an African-American background (Agins‚ 2013). In 1971‚ Maya published the poetry collection “Just Give Me a Cool Drink “Fore I Die.” Angelou
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James Audubon and Annie Dillard‚ both writers experienced seeing a flock of birds in flight‚ but Audubon takes a more scientific approach and Dillard conveys a more casual and awestruck message. Audubon and Dillard both share the amazement and awe felt by watching these creatures of the skies‚ but what separates the two pieces is Audubon’s sophisticated diction defines the piece as a scientific documentation of birds in flight by using words like‚ “eminence” and “inconceivable”. Audubon published
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into her head by her scolding mother while in Maya Angelou’s “Woman Work” a mother faces the adversities of her life on her own. With such different positions in life and different relationships with elders‚ when paired against the other each of the poems have contrasting views due to their author’s lives. The females in “Woman Work” and “Girl” are complete opposites. One subject is a young girl being taught “rules of life” by her mother while the other is a mother herself. The woman in “Woman Work”
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school is the setting for her essay “Graduation.” Angelou graduated from eighth grade at Lafayette with top honors and went on to graduate from high school. After high school‚ Angelou wrote over thirty plays‚ poems‚ children’s books‚ and one of her autobiographies‚ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” (Smelstor and Bruce). “Graduation” starts with Angelou’s generalization of a high school senior’s graduation. She describes how the entire student body‚ teachers‚ and community helps the senior class
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to recite her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" during his inauguration in 1993.Angelou’s successful acting career included roles in numerous plays‚ films‚ and television programs‚ including her appearance in the television mini-series Roots in 1977. Her screenplay‚ Georgia‚ Georgia (1972)‚ was the first original script by a black woman to be produced‚ and she was the first African-American woman to direct a major motion picture‚ Down in the Delta‚ in 1998.When I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published
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Paige James April 19‚ 2013 Professor Burgess Phenomenal Woman: Maya Angelou Phenomenal Woman is one of the most quoted poems in literary history. This poem was written in 1978 by Maya Angelou to tell a story of how as woman‚ through our many obstacles‚ we still were phenomenal. Angelou is a poet‚ historian‚ songwriter‚ playwright‚ dancer‚ stage and screen producer‚ director‚ performer‚ singer‚ and civil rights activist. She was born Marguerite Johnson‚ April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚
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did a poem that inspire many women and she recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning"‚ for president Bill Clinton . Her poem was about the significant of the rock‚ river‚ and tree‚ which stands for what the people have done. In her poem she’s telling people to not be afraid and live with courage. She also describes how many people have been ignored‚ hurt‚ and treated bad. But than people had the courage to speak up and say something about it without hiding anything. Maya Angelou says her poem to everyone
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