Comparing A Good Man And Still I Rise

The author of “Still I Rise” is Maya Angelou, a well-known poet, author, and civil rights activist. This poem is about a poet who struggles to meet the social pressure and injustices of her time. Her poetry thus concentrates on two kinds of oppression – both racial oppression, and sexism. Amidst the challenges and adversities, she managed to survive and successfully claims that she will not be broken nor will she be defeated no matter how many times she is brought down by society. In this poem “Still I Rise”, I will be looking at critical works by Sandra Cookson, R. B. Stepto, and Lyman B. Hagen and stating why I agree with them.

To continue, the poem “ Mother to Son” uses figurative language and conflict to develop the theme of rising above challenges. To begin, the author uses figurative language to develop the theme by using Metaphor. In the text it said, ““I’m still climbin’, And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” Figurative language develops the theme of rising above challenges in this text because the author is comparing her life and the stairs to show that there are going to be hard things that are going to come into your life. Second of all, to develop the theme of rising above challenges the author also used conflict. In the text it says, “ “Don’t you set down on the steps ’Cause you find it’s very hard. Don’t you fall now— For I’m still going, honey, I’m still climbin,”. The conflict of this poem is the person on the stairs is starting to give up. The conflict develops the theme of rising above challenges in this text because in the poem it shows that the mother is trying to convince the son to keep going and to overcome his challenges. In conclusion, to develop the theme of rising above challenges the author of the poem, “Mother to Son” used figurative language and conflict. The author used these to show how the metaphor is showing us how life is at times and how the conflict help show the theme of the poem.

There are many poets that have been writing some of the most amazing poems in the world for years upon years. Poetry is a great way to write about some of the most meaningful things in one’s life, without directly having to state what you’re trying to say some of the times. A lot of poets write about events within their lives as well as things in everyday life in the lives of everyone in the world. The poems “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and “Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) both use great diction and varying tone in their poems to portray their individual perspectives about life.

In stanza five she talks of laughter. Laughter can be said to cure everything. By laughing at the negativity that is being thrown in you direction it will make it easier to brush it off and play it off as if it never offended you. Causing disappointment to the people who wanted to see that they can affect your attitude and walk all over you. By laughing

The poet uses repetition of the word ‘rise’ to show that she has overcome and risen above racism. In the line, ‘you may trod me in the very dirt but still, like dust ill rise’ it expresses to the reader one of the key ideas in her poem, that no matter how unjustly others may treat her because of her colour, she will not be defeated and will stand up again. The main symbol in that line is the rising dust. For dust to rise, it must be unsettled from the ground in order for it to leave and rise,

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

By using her own skills, the speaker shows that her people do have talents. In the last stanza, the speaker says “I am the dream and the hope of the slave.” After slavery was abolished, Black Americans had hope for the future. However, they soon realized: systemic oppression would keep them down. Nonetheless, the speaker still has hopes and dreams which are continued and pursued through herself. The poem does not only express the rising of the speaker alone, but also of the people she represents. Using the word “I” can also inspire those who are going through difficult situations. For example, someone who is being bullied is forced to repeat self-affirmations, which can make them feel more confident. The wording before the shift proves the same subject while deliberately avoiding direct repetition. No matter what, her strength will never subside, and readers should feel the same.

In life we all have goals and dreams. Determination is one way to achieve them, but can we achieve on determination alone? Is there something else a person needs to help them achieve their dreams? This idea is explored in the four texts The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry, and ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou. 
In the poem, ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou, the persona is speaking on behalf of all the black women who have ever suffered from prejudice and oppression.

Similarly, in “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou conveys that people can not let anything stop them from achieving their dream and to fight back. The use of similes expresses this because it shows how good or bad a

Poetry is an expressive form of art that illuminates a poet’s truth and inspires its readers to embrace or change their reality. Many poets, like Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes for example, create works that embody this definition of poetry and force their readers to reflect on themselves and society around them. Though both Angelou and Hughes were prominent during different decades, they experienced similar truths. The poems, “Still I Rise” by Angelou and “I, Too, Sing America” by Hughes, expose the nature of the authors’ lived experiences and speak directly to the Black community living in the United States. Hughes uses imagery and metaphors to illustrate the pain and plight of Black people in the United States while Angelou uses imagery

“Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like (Veronica Roth, Insurgent).” Black people were oppressed and used as slaves for countless years in America, up until 1865, when slavery was abolished in the country. Yet, black people are still oppressed or discriminated against, despite the change throughout the years. In Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise”, the speaker proclaims that she is rising above the abuse of the past; she emphasizes this through imagery, metaphors and similes, and allusion to show that she can not be pushed down.

Maya Angelou’s poem is very joyful and it teaches us a lesson about how to overcome the problem. The overall mood of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is dreadful. In “Sill I Rise” poem Maya Angelou expresses courage and confident. She says that she will not let anyone to knock her down. In “Still I rise” poem Maya Angelou says “Does my haughtiness offend you?

In many pieces of writing, the speaker must create many subtle ways to introduce the deeper meaning of a text to the reader. Most use rhetorical devices, which is an art and study that uses language effectively and persuasively to get a point across. In “Still I Rise”, by Maya Angelou, the speaker is telling a tale of a woman, who has continued to overcome the many obstacles in front of her. Maya Angelou is an African American poem who as a civil rights activist, has been put through many tests to determine her strength. Although the speaker has a sarcastic response towards the people who look down on the speaker, the narrator describes her strength to always survive and a person’s ability to overcome hurt and criticism.

Maya Angelou develops an influential and telling position in her bold poem, "Still I Rise". This particular piece is significant due to the overall and underlying message being called upon. Contrary to most poems written during the civil rights movement, this poem exchanges views upon the positive results of slavery as opposed to the negative results. By using various literary devices, such as shifts in tone, powerful diction, effective comparisons, and alliteration, she reveals the strength she has gained from white supremacy and her oppressors. Angelou emphasizes the fact that no matter the circumstance, she will succeed and despite popular opinion and society's unfair wishes, not one person would prevail over her. Instead, Angelou would prevail over every ounce of racism and hatred she has encountered.

In this poem Maya Angelou talks about strength and her self confidence. She states how nobody hatred can bring her down or change her smile. She states how people that hate are offended by her happiness.