“Still I Rise”
“Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.”
Commented By Alberto
“Still I Rise” Is a very special poem because it portrays confidence and will to always get up when put down.
Maya Angelou poem “Still I Rise” uses literary techniques to explain and remind the audience how harsh the conditions were for an African American woman living during the Civil Rights period . The poem was written around the 1960’s, it was written for it to be the voice of those that were unheard, degraded or putdown. Maya used many rhetorical questions to prove that she is confident and that no one can put her down, some examples of the rhetorical questions are “Does my sassiness upset you?” “ Do you want to see me broken?” “Does my sassiness upset you?” Towards the end of the poem Maya Angelou uses repetition to again emphasise her main point. She used a simile that showed her confidence that she will never be put down, “Cause I walk like I've got oil wells pumping in my living room.” The meaning is that it she walks very steady and very confidently,
But even nowadays discrimination and racism still happens around world, this is why the narrator wants to express her feelings and give hope to the ones who are suffering.
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ReplyDeleteI really agree with the analysis of the poem. The poem is structured really well, and you included a lot of excellent examples to support your points. However, you could improve by adding in sub-titles, so that your paragraphs could be easily recognized.
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Delete(Trevor) Good choice of pictures to support the blogpost. I like how you highlighted the important points as well. However you can add subtitles so that the main idea of the paragraph would be clearer.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your analysis of the poem. It was well-explained and the quotes are able to put emphasis on your points. The tagline is very effective. I also like the images, as they're appropriate and convey the theme well. However, you can write a more appealing and evocative introduction as it's a blog post, not just an analysis.
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ReplyDeleteKevin: I like how you compared your analysis of the poem to our current 2016. It is totally true that racism and discrimination still exists. The visuals were very effective in terms of supporting your analysis. Effective use of bolded text, really stands out and points were presented clearly.
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ReplyDeleteYour analysis of this poem was straight on the point. The pictures make your whole blog captivating and interesting. The bolded words were done correctly with appropriate emphasis. The whole poem in general seemed rather short, since only the literary device part was elaborated. Maybe next time the thematic areas can also be explained more. Also, just as a reminder, there were a repetition, probably unintentional, typo of quotes.