I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

once said, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” In her poem called “Alone”, she gives an extended example of a reason as to why some people are unable to thrive in life and why others do. “Alone” is about the fact that no one can survive in this rough, cruel world alone, and Maya Angelou depicts this through mood, figurative language, and symbolism. First of all, stanza one of “Alone” starts…

something of such great significance, it is hard to let that go and move on. This universal theme can be seen in both the song “Want You Back” by 5 Seconds of Summer, and the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. In “Want You Back” the band sings about a girl whom they have left and will always want back. In “All Summer in a Day” the author tells a story about students on Venus, who are in the absence of the sun, and are grieving the loss of it too. In both of these selections, the…

with feathers in the year 1861. This poem is an extended metaphor transforming the word hope she uses, into a bird that is inside of every human. Hope and the bird are both symbols for something greater. They transform with each other and bring the reader the idea of hope in many forms. The idea of the poem is to exhibit hope as an aspect inside of us all that is powerful and inspiring. I would like to first point out that the poem’s first line starts out with the same line as the title of…

annoyed from the way she performed. Badu was inspired by different artists to become successful and do what she loved. They are always people who is going to talk bad about your art, but you have to be able to ignore all the negativity. The reason, why Badu was so successful is because she was willing to listen to any beat and make a hit. She could stop her music and play the instruments, hum and rap with no music. In order, for her to make more money she has to take her time and make music.…

‘Still I Rise’ by the American, Maya Angelou presents the character of a black woman who is oppressed in the 1970s but refuses to accept this. ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen, however, is concerned with a character who is ‘broken’ after the disabilities he suffers in the First World War at the beginning of the twentieth century. The poem ‘Still I Rise’ is about a woman who discloses that she will overcome anything due to her self-confidence. The line ‘But still, like dust, I’ll rise’ is a metaphor…

I can relate to Angelou even though it is on a much smaller scale. Growing up my Hispanic, low class family did not have much. I had joined a rock climbing club at age six. I was surrounded my middle class white people who made fun of my scholarship. I was consistently belittled for being darker and poorer than all my peers. I went home to my mother crying when I had had enough and all she responded with was, “no hay mal que por cien…

brings the past into a present context and create fantasies out of three simple elements. When I first visited Savannah and walked around River Street I was amazed by the statue gesture and the beautiful sunset hitting the statue’s back. For a while I sat at the benches enclosing The Waving Girl and noticed how she welcomed the boats. Through my eyes, the statue projected and air of melancholy as I imagined she waved farewell to her lover who had left for the war. Slowly, her expression became…

allusions help reflects Melinda’s development as a person. First, the famous archetypal symbol in Speak is the tree Melinda is assigned to draw throughout her school year. For instance, “I have already…

Many other social pages and Wiki sites have been publishing information about her personal and professional life. Though many of us know she was involved in the popular girl band "The Pussycat Dolls", most of us may not know that she has described her stay in the band as one of the bitter experiences of her life. As per the multiple interviews, she always felt lonely and miserable while staying in the group. She developed tendencies…

and was able to do so through her poetry. One of her well-known poems was Caged Bird. It is through this poem that Maya expressed how African Americans needed to earn respect by standing up for their rights and by finding their voices. Caged Bird is a metaphor. Maya didn’t mention a particular race, but she made it known that whites were given more freedom than blacks. She starts the poem off by illustrating how the free bird, or “white race,” is untroubled. She hints how the white race ruled…