Maya Angelou's Still I Rise

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The poem 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou is about fighting against slavery and oppression with extreme pride and grace. The poet has used various elements of poetry to express her grief of facing oppression. Still I Rise" is a poem about strength and endurance. It is about what is expected of a person like the speaker and what that person is capable of doing despite expectations. Angelou early experienced the forces that determine the shape of her life and the nature of her career: personal rejection and institutional racism and discrimination.

In "Still I Rise," themes of rejection and racism can be seen. The first stanza reflects the concept of slavery, seen with the word "history."

The last line of the poem provides finish to this age-old

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