In this poem, Angelou provides us with a strong, powerful, and independent tone by using repetition throughout her poem. The speaker is telling themself ¨ I rise¨ (Angelou 30), and that they will rise above all of this hate and negativity and also announcing to everyone that they will rise up. Throughout the poem, the speaker keeps repeating ¨I rise¨ (Angelou 30) and not only does this does this send a powerful message, it also shows that the speaker is not giving up and is holding their head up high and not letting their words bother them. While the speaker is being brought down, they never become broken, but become stronger and more independent no matter what people say about them. Therefore, even though the speaker may be getting down by
