Maya Angelou demonstrates that the human spirit is powerful. One in her famous collection of poems, “Still I rise” is a great example. It conveys the idea that no matter the situation, from oppression of race and sex to the chained up history of her past, her spirits continues to stay strong. Using her experience and simple but powerful words, she expresses the power of the human spirit to all audiences.
At the start of the poem, Angelou creates an atmosphere of gloom and sadness with sinister words and the feeling of oppression, “bitter, twisted lies.” To reinforce the idea of being oppressed, she used “bowed head and lowered eyes… shoulders falling”, which are common physical actions a defeated person would have. Angelou uses these feeling that most audience would have had, to guarantee it is relatable. Then she used the anaphora, “Still I’ll rise” which demonstrates no matter the situation, she will not fall into the corruption of the world and transcend above, showing the power of her spirit. …show more content…
Haughtiness and sexiness should not be publicly displayed at that contemporary time and all females should be reserved. Using the rhetorical question, “Does my haughtiness upset you?” Angelou had justified that she is not weak and will openly express herself, going against the wave conventions. To further empower her feminine force, she said that “I dance like I’ve got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs” and is a reference to wealth which people look up upon instead. Being able to stand against normal conventions and feel wealthy requires the spirit to be
At the start of the poem, Angelou creates an atmosphere of gloom and sadness with sinister words and the feeling of oppression, “bitter, twisted lies.” To reinforce the idea of being oppressed, she used “bowed head and lowered eyes… shoulders falling”, which are common physical actions a defeated person would have. Angelou uses these feeling that most audience would have had, to guarantee it is relatable. Then she used the anaphora, “Still I’ll rise” which demonstrates no matter the situation, she will not fall into the corruption of the world and transcend above, showing the power of her spirit. …show more content…
Haughtiness and sexiness should not be publicly displayed at that contemporary time and all females should be reserved. Using the rhetorical question, “Does my haughtiness upset you?” Angelou had justified that she is not weak and will openly express herself, going against the wave conventions. To further empower her feminine force, she said that “I dance like I’ve got diamonds at the meeting of my thighs” and is a reference to wealth which people look up upon instead. Being able to stand against normal conventions and feel wealthy requires the spirit to be