My power point is about the history of Maya Angelou and motivational poems. The main quote that relates to the presentation is “The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness.” By Maya Angelou. I chose this quote because it defines the motive of motivational poems and Maya Angelou work. The focus points of my presentation are, what are poems? like what makes a poem (such as form, word choice, etc). Secondly, compare how inspirational and motivational are in the same category life poems. Lastly, who is Maya Angelou and explain how she teaches the value of life, morals, and respect. Maya Angelou is a writer and a civil right activist. In addition, she’s a poet
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Inspirational and motivational poems connect to the audience on another level as if the author and the reader are having a heart to heart conversation. Life poems are a lifetime piece of art put into words. There is no right or wrong when describing one’s life, but there is a bad and good. Including, a countless wicked approach or a respectable approach. Maya Angelou poetry approaches this theme. Maya Angelou presented a traditional style forming her poems in a formal stanzaic form. When she writes a short poem it’s written in a most common form, the quatrain stanza form which have four lines rhymed or unrhymed. Then, if she writes a long poem regularly she writes an eight line stanza, also known as ottava rima. Within her stanzas she uses imagery words to give a picture of what she is trying to say. Through her horrific past it influences her to write the marvelous work she blesses us with. Overall, I chose this topic because I have a strong connection towards Maya Angelou and Motivational speaking. I can’t relate to Maya Angelou with her pass but I can relate to her wisdom. She is very wise and to be wise is to have knowledge, with knowledge no one can tell you who you are and what to
Inspirational and motivational poems connect to the audience on another level as if the author and the reader are having a heart to heart conversation. Life poems are a lifetime piece of art put into words. There is no right or wrong when describing one’s life, but there is a bad and good. Including, a countless wicked approach or a respectable approach. Maya Angelou poetry approaches this theme. Maya Angelou presented a traditional style forming her poems in a formal stanzaic form. When she writes a short poem it’s written in a most common form, the quatrain stanza form which have four lines rhymed or unrhymed. Then, if she writes a long poem regularly she writes an eight line stanza, also known as ottava rima. Within her stanzas she uses imagery words to give a picture of what she is trying to say. Through her horrific past it influences her to write the marvelous work she blesses us with. Overall, I chose this topic because I have a strong connection towards Maya Angelou and Motivational speaking. I can’t relate to Maya Angelou with her pass but I can relate to her wisdom. She is very wise and to be wise is to have knowledge, with knowledge no one can tell you who you are and what to