I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

You probably have heard of her, but under a different name. Does Maya Angelou ring any bells? Dancer, actress, singer, writer, playwright and poet, this phenomenal woman strode past many of the societal barriers of her youth, as well as her own personal inhibitions. Maya did not have an easy life, by any means. She was raped multiple times by her mother’s boyfriend, kept silent under threat for her brother’s safety. After the crime was revealed, Maya’s uncles murdered her rapist. The guilt from…

In Maya Angelou’s poem, “Alone”, discusses dark themes that are incredibly relevant to stereotypical poetry. This poem is very appropriately titled “Alone”, because it is about the speaker discussing lonesomeness. She discusses her own loneliness, the loneliness of others, then finally a call for action regarding how to not be lonely. The speaker reminisces about her lonely life using a very melancholy tone, but then shifts into a more blunt tone as the reality of loneliness arises. The…

Question 3: Because Angelou’s description has a strong narrative component, it isn't surprising that there’s a considerable amount of dialogue in the section… What do these imagined scoldings of Momma reveal about young Angelou? How do they relate to Mrs. Flowers’s subsequent “lessons in life”? Angelou’s imagined scoldings of her Momma reveals that she is ashamed of her mom's lack of english when speaking to Mrs. Flowers. Angelou in a way looks up to Mrs. Flowers because,”Mrs. Bertha Flowers…

to her color made Angelou want to go out and do them even more. In Angelou’s writing “Caged Bird” she states “The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of…

Maya Angelou and Robert Frost This powerful poem goes really well with this event. Frost and Maya both had different choices, they examined their choices and decided to veer away from the norm and take a different road. Maya was taking the road that not many people would travel. She had many opportunities to go home and go back to Mother but she decided not to and to stay out in the world by herself. Frost and Maya can connect based on the fact that they both had two roads. Frost had a road…

Introduction: Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned influential voices of time. She has over 50 honorary doctorate degrees and became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator and civil rights activist. Poets Life: Maya Angelou was born on April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born by the name Marguerite Johnson, and throughout her life, she as raised in St. Lousies and stamps Arkansas. Maya Angelou was an African-American, who was very multi-talented as she was an author,…

worldwide, and those such as Maya Angelou who lived from 1928-2014, were able to witness it first hand. Despite having a dreadful childhood, Angelou was able to make a stance in the world due to her work. In the height of her career she wrote “Still I Rise” which symbolically tells of how she overcome all of her obstacles with rich rhetorical devices. To begin, this poem is overflowing with hopeful determination. Angelou uses descriptive wording such as “like moons and like suns” and “hopes…

DéJa. I am a young lady, born in Southeast, a 17 year-old senior at Maya Angelou Public Charter School. I have been apart of the Maya family since the 8th grade. In hopes to become an Early Childhood Educator and cosmetologist. As a senior now at Maya Angelou, looking back I have so much to be grateful for. This loving community has created a space for me to overcome obstacles. Thanks to Maya and other programs, I have become an Achiever, young dedicated business woman, aspiring…

Forged by Pain United States approached the eightieth-year anniversary of the abolition of slavery, however the social oppression of African American citizens steadily increased. Angelou's Graduation Day is a narrative driven piece about the author’s own experience when graduating from the eighth grade in 1940. The narrative not only highlights the importance of the narrator's graduation but also the expectations of Angelou’s community due to their persecution and separation. An individual’s…

Maya Angelou, author, performer, and leader, is an inspiration to various people across the world. She protested the rights of inequality among men, women and race. Angelou experienced many hardships, including abandonment and abuse throughout her childhood. “It takes the human voice to infuse them (words) with the shades of a deeper meaning.” (Angelou) This quote enhances people’s views on the written language versus the spoken language. Hearing the words creates a distinction between verbal…