Emily Brronte And Angeloe

When asked how he would define the art of poetry, Edgar Allan Poe said this: “I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.” Two women who constructed beautiful lyrical poetry are Emily Bronte and Maya Angelou. There are quite a few different forms of poetry, one of which is called lyric poetry: “Lyric poems are shorter poems written in the first person that express deep thoughts and emotions” (Mays A7). Bronte wrote a poem called “The Caged Bird” which prompted multiple responses from poets such as Maya Angelou and Paul Laurence Dunbar, who could relate to the metaphor of “the caged bird.” Emily Bronte was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, a small, tucked away area in Northern England, and later moved with …show more content…
Young Angelou only told one man about her rape, who was murdered soon after, which she thought was her own fault. Angelou truly believed that by speaking up, it was her fault the man had died. (Hercules). During those five years, she started reading, memorizing, and writing poetry and after her five years of silence, she realized just how powerful her voice was and the enormous amount of good she could do by using it (Netflix, Hercules et al). Despite her awful childhood and the ridicule she endured, Angelou became one of the most well known and beloved civil rights activists and poets ever (Netflix, Hercules et al). The theme of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” is about equality and freedom for African-Americans and for women, which it something that Angelou was incredibly passionate about her whole life. Form, structure, and language are all important and necessary poetic elements. Analyzing and contrasting these two poems shows how the poets used form, structure, and language to express their deep thoughts and strong emotions in different ways. “The Caged Bird” by Emily Bronte, and “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou, both possess these elements, but express them different ways in order to show their individual