Maya Angelou

“The light, full and smooth, lay like a gold rind over the turf” (Adams 123) “I can feel the danger like a wire round my neck-like a wire-Hazel, help?” (Adams 13). These are examples of similes because they use the words like or as to compare two different things. Simile help the reader to be able to see what is happening in the story in their mind and to be able to imagine it. For example, “Her hair was red” is dull and is not very descriptive, but “Her hair was as red as fire” gives the reader an idea of how red it the hair was and allows the reader to imagine it.

Furthermore, she uses simile by using the word “Like.” She is comparing the seed packet promises for coming true. Another way the author conveys figurative language is by revealing simile. She uses simile by depicting,“ The answers to these questions tell a tale as complex

Maya Angelou, An African American poet, who has many legacy and dedication through her career as a writer, poet, songwriter, dancer and other. Maya angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. But raised in Stamps, Arkansas, by her paternal Grandmother “Annie Henderson” Ms. Angelou early childhood experiences has been going through a lot of trauma which she the only option were find out motivation to express herself in writing. She died on May 28, 2014 at age of 86 in North Carolina. Thus, Maya Angelou parents, “Bailey Johnson and Vivian Baxter” were divorced when she was very young, while she attends to grow up in Arkansas with her paternal grandmother. Ms. Angelou father was a Bailey Johnson, was a “brash,

A simile is a particular type of metaphor that compares two objects that are essentially not like one another. A simile, unlike a metaphor, introduces this comparison with the words “like” or “as.” My essay’s introduction is like the first sip of a fine wine—that is a simile; My essay’s introduction is the first sip of a fine wine—that is a metaphor. Used sparingly, similes can help your statements stand out and evoke thought-provoking images for your reader:

An example of a simile can be: “But there is also electric-blue moth with wings as large as a hand.” other than being subjective, the phrase is also a simile as comparing the wings with a human hand; a metaphor as seen in the tale can be “paradisiacal playground” the author is taking the horizon as a big wide area of beauty and holiness. Alliteration can be seen by the phrase: ‘’ hurricanes hardly happen’’. Poetic devices serve as a way of keeping the tale vivid, intriguing and

A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. In the novel Kidd used a simile to compare and make readers understand more. “ I was the only one who knew that despite her sharp ways, her heart was more tender than a flower skin and she loved me beyond reason”.(11) Kidd compared Rosaleen to a flower to express that at times

Maya Angelou, named at birth, Marguerite Johnson was on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her and her family moved from St. Louis to Stamps, Arkansas, where she was raised growing up. Maya Angelou was an American author, dancer, screenwriter, actress, poet and civil rights activist. Angelou gained a majority of her fame with the memoir she wrote in 1969, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. This memoir made literary history as being the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Angelou received many awards and honors throughout her entire career. These awards included two NAACP Image Awards in the outstanding literary work (nonfiction) category, in 2005 and 2009. Angelou became one of the most legendary and influential

Lastly, the use of similes in the poem effectively conveys the key idea further. In the simile, ‘Just like moons and like suns…still I’ll rise’, the poet is comparing herself to the moon and the sun, which are two very powerful things. The common phrase, ‘the sun will always rise tomorrow’ directly connects to this simile because by comparing herself to the sun, Angelou connotes to the reader she is certain that she will always ‘rise’ again tomorrow just like the sun, no matter what happens to her. By showing her determined and resilient attitude to not give in to oppressors through this simile, it strengthens the key idea of this poem. Further use of similes also helps to reveal Maya Angelou’s bold and powerful attitude, for example, when she says, “‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells pumping in my living room.’ By using this

A simile is a form of figurative language that uses the word “like” or “as” to make a comparison. An effective simile can tell a lot about a character or scenario. Early on in Wiesel’s book he describes Moishe as “Physically, he was awkward as a clown. His waiflike shyness made people smile” (3).

First of all, in 1957, Angelou moved to New York after she recorded her first album, Calypso Lady (Agins 39). There Angelou joined the Harlem's Writers Guild, where she found out writing wasn't tranquil (Agins 40). Secondly, Angelou got negative criticism about her writing, after her first time reading for the Harlem's Writers Guild. John Henrik Clarke, a member of the Guild, told her that talent wasn't enough and ever sentence should be written over and over again until perfected; Angelou listened to him and her works became better over time (Agins 40). In addition, Angelou became the new northeastern coordinator for SCLC, after her show Cabaret for Freedom closed. At her job, Angelou sent out mailers, created fundraisers, coordinated volunteers, and spoke on behalf of Dr. Martin Luther King (Agins 47). Also, during this time Angelou got engaged to a bail bondsman, but the relationship didn't last long and Angelou married Vusumzi Make, an African-American freedom fighter (Agins 47-49). Angelou and her new husband traveled to London where she met other wives of freedom fighters (Agins 50). Finally, in 1968 Angelou moved back to New York to write the story of her amazing, remarkable life (Agins 94). In 1970, Angelou published her first Autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Agins 95). All in all, Angelou's middle life paved her path for her advancement in

Similes also help readers understand many different themes throughout the novel. One can understand a story better if they can figure out what the main theme is. Figurative language can

Poets use comparisons frequently to help them discuss two or more things. Poets can use similes or metaphors to make these comparisons. A simile is a comparison that uses the words “like” or “as.” When Robert Frost says “life is too much like a pathless wood,” then he is using a simile.

Maya Angelou’s writing career started in the late 1950’s, after she moved to New York City. Angelou joined the Harlem Writers Guild, where she was able to meet a number of major African-American authors and published for the first time. In 1968, with the help of her friend and novelist James Baldwin, Angelou wrote her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which brought her great international recognition and acclaim. With the first volume of her autobiography, she writes about growing up as a poor black female during segregation in the rural South.

She compares herself to a "black ocean, leaping and wide," an indication of the infinite power of her resilience. She closes the poem claiming that she is the "dream and the hope of the slave" followed by the thrice repeated phrase, "I rise." “Angelou captures the both the repression and the progress of the African American people over the course of history.” (Bouchard 1) I will use this essay in my final paper to analyze and determine the importance of simile in this poem and how it deeply affects the way in which the poem is meant to be

Similes are used to compare characters to build characteristics. He used simile when he said, “Like an elastic rope, he lengthened his lead until any thought of someone else winning snapped altogether” (Zusak 245). He compares Rudy to an elastic rope because it's what he looked like when he ran. This helps build characteristic to the character. Another place he used simile is when he says “It seemed to surrender slowly, like a falling tree” (Zusak 249). This simile helps build characteristic to the setting of the story. It is a simile and imagery because when it says falling tree; you picture a tree slowly falling which makes the reference