Running Head: MAYA ANGELOU’S TONE IN “WHAT’S YOUR NAME‚ GIRL?” Topic: Maya Angelou’s tone in “What’s Your Name‚ Girl?” Name: chia chih wei Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: March 26‚ 2011 MAYA ANGELOU’S TONE IN “WHAT’S YOUR NAME‚ GIRL?” In the better part of the story Maya Angelou’s tone is full of contempt and anger for her employer. This however‚ is not the only tone that keen readers can identify in Angelou’s story. At some point in her narration‚ the author shows pity and mildness
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Gabrielle Mason How to read Maya Angelous’ They Went Home Maya Angelou’s poem really left my mind wondering so many things about her. I wouldn’t call the mood of this poem mysterious‚ but its pulls you in wanting more. You want to know why they went home. I see colors like red for this sexy‚ dangerous‚ independent woman that every man loves. She’s on fire. I see black from the ignorance from the men she’s dealing with. I also think this women is black or African American and dealing with African
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English essay: Analyse how the writers of the two poems you have studied have developed an important theme? POEM 1: Still I Rise By: Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter‚ twisted lies‚ You may trod me in the very dirt But still‚ like dust‚ I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? why are you beset with gloom? ’Cause I walk like I’ve
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In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ Maya Angelou describes her experiences growing up as an insecure black girl in Stamps‚ Arkansas in the 1930’s and later moving to California in the 1940’s. Maya’s parents divorced when she was three years old. Her older brother‚ Bailey and Maya were sent to Stamps‚ Arkansas to live with their grandmother‚ Anne Henderson. Anne‚ whom they called Momma‚ ran the only general store in the black section of Stamps‚ Arkansas. Momma became a strong moral female
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Say What You Want to Say in the Maya Angelou’s poem “Sounds like Pearls” Sounds‚ as written in the first line of the first stanza in the Maya Angelou’s poem “Sounds like Pearls”‚ start to emerge in the mind as we start to read the poem. Sounds are something that we can hear‚ enabling people to communicate‚ socialize‚ interact with other people. Moreover‚ the art of spoken communication had been invented long before the written communication was invented. In the first stanza‚ by comparing sounds
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To every problem there is a salutation no matter if it is near or far. In the book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelo‚ the main character‚ Marguerite faces many challenges. Racism is and always has been a big problem in this world. This can be fought by people sticking up for themselves‚ using open ended questions‚ and using the idea that everyone is equal. Interestingly‚ one of the many problems that Marguerite faced in her daily life was her facing the problem of racism. “Virtue
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To what extent does Angelou achieve self-actualisation in I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings? “Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom‚ innocence with understanding‚ and lack of purpose with self-actualization…” – Bo Bennett I Know Why The Caged
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Maya Angelou Maya Angelou‚ born Magarite Johnson‚ was and author‚ playwright‚ professional stage and screen performer‚ and a singer. She has written five volumes of autobiography‚ four volumes of poetry as well as written plays‚ screenplays‚ and numerous periodical articles. She has overcome a difficult and traumatic childhood to become a prize-winning poet and author of several best-selling autobiographies. “Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our
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This poem is written with Maya Angelou herself as the speaker. She is speaking to her audience of oppressors about how she has overcome racism‚ criticism‚ sexism‚ and personal obstacles in her life with pride and grace. This poem is historically rooted with the mentions of slavery‚ a “past of pain‚” and “gifts of ancestors‚” however she is speaking in the present having overcome all of the hardships of her past and embarking on the rest of her journey with the knowledge that she is a strong African
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Maya Angelou could have been writing her poem‚ "These Yet to be United States‚" with many different motives or messages. This work leaves the reader open to many different interpretations and viewpoints. The many underlying tones and possible themes that are implied by certain descriptions get the reader looking deeper into the true meaning of the poem. The main focus‚ however‚ is on the United States as a whole‚ the dominance of the government‚ and the effect on the children being born into this
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